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The mechanism behind this phenomenological limit is not fully understood, but probably associated with edge gradient limits. | The mechanism behind this phenomenological limit is not fully understood, but probably associated with edge gradient limits. | ||
Recently, an explanation based on the formation of magnetic | Recently, an explanation based on the formation of magnetic islands was proposed. <ref>D.A. Gates and L. Delgado-Aparicio, ''Origin of Tokamak Density Limit Scalings'', [[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.165004|Phys. Rev. Lett. '''108''' (2012) 165004]]</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||