Electromagnetic emissions in the radio frequency (RF) range are detected in the highconfinement-mode (H-mode) plasma using a fast RF spectrometer on the KSTAR tokamak. The emissions at the crash events of edge-localized modes (ELMs) are found to occur as strong RF bursts with dynamic features in intensity and spectrum. The RF burst spectra (obtained with frequency resolution better than 10 MHz) exhibit diverse spectral features and evolve in multiple steps before the onset and through the ELM crash: (1) a narrowband spectral line around 200 MHz persistent for extended duration in the pre-ELM crash times, (2) harmonic spectral lines with spacing comparable to deuterium or hydrogen ion cyclotron frequency at the pedestal, (3) rapid onset (faster than ~1 μs) of intense RF burst with wide-band continuum in frequency which coincides with the onset of ELM crash, and (4) a few additional intense RF bursts with chirping-down narrow-band spectrum during the crash. These observations indicate plasma waves are excited in the pedestal region and strongly correlated with the ELM dynamics such as the onset of the explosive crash. Thus the investigation of RF burst occurrence and their dynamic spectral features potentially offers the possibility of exploring H-mode physics in great detail.

The microwave imaging reflectometer (MIR) is the leading diagnostic tool for study of density fluctuations in KSTAR. For last three years since 2014, major components such as the multifrequency probe beam source, multi-channel detector array, signal processing electronic system, data acquisition system, and optical system have been gradually upgraded. In this paper, the detailed system upgrade with test results in the laboratory and/or plasma is given, and analysis results of a distinctive fluctuation structure referred to as the quasi-coherent mode (QCM) measured by the upgraded MIR system for an L-mode discharge are presented. Cross-coherence analysis with multiple channels shows that the QCM is localized in a core region and appears to be driven by electron temperature gradient for the discharge.

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The design of an electron cyclotron emission imaging (ECEI) system for two-dimensional (2D) observation of the magnetohydrodynamical modes in high temperature ITER (from 'International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor') H-mode-like plasmas (5.3 T and 25 keV) based on fundamental ordinary mode (O1-mode) and second-harmonic extraordinary mode (X2-mode) measurements is explored conceptually. For studying the spatial resolution in high temperature plasmas, the relativistic broadening and inward shift of the emission layer in the mid-plane are calculated. The radial spatial resolution is significantly degraded in the range R < 5.1 m for the O1-mode and in the range R < 6.9 m for the X2-mode. The region with R < 6.5 m is inaccessible for X2-mode study. The emission layer width is enlarged in a narrow region of the pedestal due to the magnetic field being modified by the large pressure gradient. The broadening and shift in the poloidal plane are also calculated, to investigate their effects on 2D measurements. The frequency range of electron cyclotron emission measurements is selected to protect the system from stray radiations of the 170 GHz electron cyclotron resonance heating source and to avoid harmonic overlap. The frequency ranges of 115-160 GHz for the O1-mode and 230-320 GHz for the X2-mode provide radial coverage of 5.9 < R < 8.2 m or −0.15 < r/a < 1. The ECEI system utilizes a dual-array detection technique which provides a simultaneous measurement at two radial positions, and each array has 8 by 16 (radial by vertical) channels. The radial image size with 8 channels is ∼41-76 cm for the O1-mode and ∼19-36 cm for the X2-mode, with sufficient resolution. The front-end optics, which focuses the electron cyclotron emission to the low loss corrugated transmission waveguides, is designed with two flat mirrors and two focusing mini-lens arrays. The vertical image size with 16 channels is ∼150 cm and the spot size of each channel is 8-15 cm in the plasma region, taking into account the sensitivity pattern of the waveguide. The refraction effect due to inhomogeneous plasma enlarges the vertical image size up to 20% and 5% for the O1-mode and X2-mode cases, respectively. The horizontal distortion due to the relativistic inwards shift is reduced by the increased toroidal field in the core region.