Avoiding fusion plasma tearing instability with deep reinforcement learning

J Seo, SK Kim, A Jalalvand, R Conlin, A Rothstein… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
For stable and efficient fusion energy production using a tokamak reactor, it is essential to
maintain a high-pressure hydrogenic plasma without plasma disruption. Therefore, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Novel aspects of plasma control in ITER

D Humphreys, G Ambrosino, P de Vries, F Felici… - Physics of …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
ITER plasma control design solutions and performance requirements are strongly driven by
its nuclear mission, aggressive commissioning constraints, and limited number of …

Direct preemptive stabilization of neoclassical tearing modes by electron cyclotron current drive in the DIII-D low-torque ITER baseline scenario

L Bardóczi, RJ La Haye, EJ Strait, NC Logan… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the first preemptive direct stabilization of $ m, n= 2, 1$ neoclassical tearing modes
(NTMs) in DIII-D low-torque ITER baseline scenario plasmas by electron cyclotron waves …

Multimodal prediction of tearing instabilities in a tokamak

J Seo, R Conlin, A Rothstein, SK Kim… - … Joint Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tokamak is a torus-shaped nuclear fusion device that uses magnetic fields to confine fusion
fuel in the form of plasma. Tearing instability in plasma is a major issue in which the …

[HTML][HTML] Resolving ECRH deposition broadening due to edge turbulence in DIII-D

MW Brookman, ME Austin, CC Petty, RJ La Haye… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Microwave heat pulse propagation experiments have demonstrated a correlation between
millimeter-scale turbulence and deposition profile broadening of electron cyclotron (EC) …

Electron cyclotron power management for control of neoclassical tearing modes in the ITER baseline scenario

FM Poli, ED Fredrickson, MA Henderson, SH Kim… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Time-dependent simulations are used to evolve plasma discharges in combination with a
modified Rutherford equation for calculation of neoclassical tearing mode (NTM) stability in …

Integrated magnetic and kinetic control of advanced tokamak plasmas on DIII-D based on data-driven models

D Moreau, ML Walker, JR Ferron, F Liu… - Nuclear …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The first real-time profile control experiments integrating magnetic and kinetic variables were
performed on DIII-D in view of regulating and extrapolating advanced tokamak scenarios to …

DIII-D research towards resolving key issues for ITER and steady-state tokamaks

DN Hill, DIII-D Team - Nuclear Fusion, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The DIII-D research program is addressing key ITER research needs and develo** the
physics basis for future steady-state tokamaks. Pellet pacing edge-localized mode (ELM) …

Use of differential plasma rotation to prevent disruptive tearing mode onset from 3-wave coupling

NJ Richner, L Bardóczi, JD Callen, RJ La Haye… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma differential rotation is found to be capable of preventing disruptive neoclassical
tearing modes (NTMs) seeded by nonlinear three-wave coupling. As tearing modes degrade …

MHD mode tracking using high-speed cameras and deep learning

Y Wei, JP Levesque, C Hansen… - Plasma Physics and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new algorithm to track the amplitude and phase of rotating
magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes in tokamak plasmas using high speed imaging …