[HTML][HTML] Magnetic control of tokamak plasmas through deep reinforcement learning

J Degrave, F Felici, J Buchli, M Neunert, B Tracey… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Nuclear fusion using magnetic confinement, in particular in the tokamak configuration, is a
promising path towards sustainable energy. A core challenge is to shape and maintain a …

Validation of edge turbulence codes against the TCV-X21 diverted L-mode reference case

DS Oliveira, T Body, D Galassi, C Theiler… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Self-consistent full-size turbulent-transport simulations of the divertor and scrape-off-layer
(SOL) of existing tokamaks have recently become feasible. This enables the direct …

Enhanced confinement in diverted negative-triangularity L-mode plasmas in TCV

S Coda, A Merle, O Sauter, L Porte… - Plasma Physics and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The favorable confinement properties of negative-triangularity (NT) tokamak configurations
were discovered in the TCV tokamak in the late 1990s and were documented over the two …

Offline model-based reinforcement learning for tokamak control

I Char, J Abbate, L Bardóczi, M Boyer… - … for Dynamics and …, 2023 - proceedings.mlr.press
Control for tokamaks, the leading candidate technology for nuclear fusion, is an important
pursuit since the realization of nuclear fusion as an energy source would result in virtually …

Overview of results from the 2023 DIII-D negative triangularity campaign

KE Thome, ME Austin, A Hyatt, A Marinoni… - Plasma Physics and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Negative triangularity (NT) is a potentially transformative configuration for tokamak-based
fusion energy with its high-performance core, edge localized mode (ELM)-free edge, and …

Real-time feedback control of the impurity emission front in tokamak divertor plasmas

T Ravensbergen, M van Berkel, A Perek… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In magnetic confinement thermonuclear fusion the exhaust of heat and particles from the
core remains a major challenge. Heat and particles leaving the core are transported via …

Investigating the impact of the molecular charge-exchange rate on detached SOLPS-ITER simulations

K Verhaegh, AC Williams, D Moulton… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma-molecular interactions generate molecular ions which react with the plasma and
contribute to detachment through molecular activated recombination (MAR), reducing the …

Scrape-off layer transport and filament characteristics in high-density tokamak regimes

N Vianello, D Carralero, CK Tsui, V Naulin… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
A detailed cross-device investigation on the role of filamentary dynamics in high-density
regimes has been performed within the EUROfusion framework, comparing the ASDEX …

Validation of edge turbulence codes in a magnetic X-point scenario in TORPEX

D Galassi, C Theiler, T Body, F Manke, P Micheletti… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Transport processes around the magnetic X-point of tokamaks, such as turbulence and
mean-field drifts, are scarcely understood. The assessment of the capability of turbulence …

Self-consistent modeling of runaway electron generation in massive gas injection scenarios in ASDEX Upgrade

O Linder, E Fable, F Jenko, G Papp, G Pautasso… - Nuclear …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first successful simulation of an induced disruption in ASDEX Upgrade from
massive material injection (MMI) up to established runaway electron (RE) beam, thus …