An experimental investigation into density limits has been performed i
n the TEXTOR-94 limiter tokamak. In discharges close to the Greenwald
limit, generally, a high-radiation-zone (Multifaceted Asymmetric Radia
tion from the Edge, or MARFE) precursor developed at the high-field si
de of the tokamak, which led to the destabilization of the plasma. In
this Letter it is shown that recycling properties contribute to the de
velopment of the MARFE and hence the density limiting process. Reducti
on of the recycling yielded an increase of the achievable density of a
factor of 2 above the Greenwald limit. Stationary discharges, operate
d at densities of 1.6x the Greenwald limit, have been obtained.