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Edge Coherent Modes

Divertor detachment forming at the target — edge model.
Divertor detachment forming at the target — edge model. canon 2026-08-27 · © 2026 KFE

Benign edge fluctuations that exhaust energy without large ELMs.

Glossary of Fusion & Plasma TermsUpdated 2026-08-11

Certain quasi- or weakly-coherent edge modes continuously exhaust pedestal energy in small amounts, avoiding large ELMs. They appear in ELM-free regimes attractive for divertor protection.

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