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The Murakami\u2013Hugill plots reveal that during the transition the plasma current decays faster than the Hugill limit and that the subsequent ramp-up phase is sustained by runaway electron (RE) currents. It is hypothesized that during plasma current decay a population of REs can enter the following semi-cycle of the discharge. A trajectory simulation model including the forces at play shows that the retardation effect of the friction and molecular forces can cause the dampening of REs (within 20 <jats:italic>\u03bc<\/jats:italic>s) with energy below 1 keV inside the chamber (without external vertical correction magnetic fields), thus ionizing the background gas. Faster REs (above 1 keV) can also contribute to the ionization of the background gas (e.g. within 50 <jats:italic>\u03bc<\/jats:italic>s for 3 keV energy electrons) but require a vertical magnetic field to balance the gradB and curvature drifts. 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