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A Quiescent H-mode is an [[H-mode]] without [[Edge Localized Modes|ELM]] activity.
A Quiescent H-mode is an [[H-mode]] without [[Edge Localized Modes|ELM]] activity.
The QH-mode was discovered at DIII-D, but was subsequently seen at JT-60U, ASDEX-U and JET.
The QH-mode was discovered at DIII-D,
QH plasmas have an Edge Harmonic Oscillation (EHO) but remain below the peeling stability boundary associated with ELMs.
<ref>[[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/44/5A/325|K.H. Burrell, M.E. Austin, D.P. Brennan, et al., ''Quiescent H-mode plasmas in the DIII-D tokamak'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''44''' (2002) A253]]</ref>
<ref>[[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/44/5A/325|K.H. Burrell, M.E. Austin, D.P. Brennan, et al., ''Quiescent H-mode plasmas in the DIII-D tokamak'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''44''' (2002) A253]]</ref>
<ref>[[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.155003|K.H. Burrell, T.H. Osborne, P.B. Snyder, et al., ''Quiescent H-Mode Plasmas with Strong Edge Rotation in the Cocurrent Direction'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''102''' (2009) 155003]]</ref>
<ref>[[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.155003|K.H. Burrell, T.H. Osborne, P.B. Snyder, et al., ''Quiescent H-Mode Plasmas with Strong Edge Rotation in the Cocurrent Direction'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''102''' (2009) 155003]]</ref>
but was subsequently seen at JT-60U, ASDEX-U
<ref>[[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/46/5A/016|W. Suttrop, G.D. Conway, L. Fattorini, et al., ''Study of quiescent H-mode plasmas in ASDEX Upgrade'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''46''' (2004) A151]]</ref>
and JET.
QH plasmas have a characteristic Edge Harmonic Oscillation (EHO) but remain below the peeling stability boundary associated with ELMs.


The absence of ELMs is positive for plasma operation as it reduces pulsed stresses on and damage to plasma facing components (mainly the [[divertor]]),
The absence of ELMs is positive for plasma operation as it reduces pulsed stresses on and damage to plasma facing components (mainly the [[divertor]]),

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