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20242026
most citedTorbeamNN: Machine learning based steering of ECH mirrors on KSTAR

2 citations · 5 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.plasm-ph2026

Tokamak-SI: Interpreting Tokamak Discharges with Labeled Catalogs

Nathaniel Chen, Alvin Garcia, Ricardo Shousha +3

Finding which phenomena occur in a tokamak discharge, and when, is often a manual task. Previous efforts at labeling events have been task-specific, each with its own corpus of dat…

physics.plasm-ph2026

IGNITE Tokamak World Model Architecture

Peter Steiner, Azarakhsh Jalalvand, Nathaniel Chen +4

We introduce IGNITE, a generative world foundation model for fusion plasma behavior simulation trained in a self-supervised manner from over a decade of unlabeled experimental data…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Is Your AI Fast Enough to Run a Fusion Reactor?

Nathaniel Chen, Andrew Rothstein, Ricardo Shousha +4

Machine learning models are increasingly used in feedback control loops for nuclear fusion, where inference speed and predictable timing are critical. We summarize lessons from mod…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Real-time feedback control of ELM frequency using divertor gas puffing and its effects on tungsten-induced radiation and plasma performance in KSTAR

Minseok Kim, Young-Ho Lee, SangKyeun Kim +10

The edge-localized mode (ELM) frequency () was successfully controlled in real time on KSTAR using a proportional-integral (PI) feedback controller, employing a $…

cs.LG2026

Offline Reinforcement Learning for Rotation Profile Control in Tokamaks

Rohit Sonker, Hiro Josep Farre Kaga, Jiayu Chen +5

Tokamaks remain leading candidates for achieving practical fusion energy, yet many important control problems inside these devices are still difficult or unsolved. One such challen…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Photodiode based multi-modal diagnostic for low-energy neutral beam injection in the LTX- spherical tokamak

A. Maan, Tosh Le, D. P. Boyle +8

We present a compact photodiode-based diagnostic array developed to study low-energy neutral beam injection in the LTX- spherical tokamak. The in-vacuum diagnostic combines filt…

physics.plasm-ph2025

Enabling Integrated AI Control on DIII-D: A Control System Design with State-of-the-art Experiments

Andrew Rothstein, Hiro Joseph Farre-Kaga, Jalal Butt +7

We present the design and application of a general algorithm for Prediction And Control using MAchiNe learning (PACMAN) in DIII-D. Machine learing (ML)-based predictors and control…

physics.plasm-ph2025★ 1 cited

Control of pedestal-top electron density using RMP and gas puff at KSTAR

Minseok Kim, S. K. Kim, A. Rothstein +20

We report the experimental results of controlling the pedestal-top electron density by applying resonant magnetic perturbation with the in-vessel control coils and the main gas puf…

physics.plasm-ph2025★ 2 cited

TorbeamNN: Machine learning based steering of ECH mirrors on KSTAR

Andrew Rothstein, Minseok Kim, Minho Woo +12

We have developed TorbeamNN: a machine learning surrogate model for the TORBEAM ray tracing code to predict electron cyclotron heating and current drive locations in tokamak plasma…

physics.plasm-ph2025★ 2 cited

Interpreting AI for Fusion: an application to Plasma Profile Analysis for Tearing Mode Stability

Hiro J Farre-Kaga, Andrew Rothstein, Rohit Sonker +6

AI models have demonstrated strong predictive capabilities for various tokamak instabilities--including tearing modes (TM), ELMs, and disruptive event--but their opaque nature rais…

physics.plasm-ph2024

Highest Fusion Performance without Harmful Edge Energy Bursts in Tokamak

SangKyeun Kim, Ricardo Shousha, SeongMoo Yang +20

The path of tokamak fusion and ITER is maintaining high-performance plasma to produce sufficient fusion power. This effort is hindered by the transient energy burst arising from th…