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most citedThe DESC Stellarator Code Suite Part III: Quasi-symmetry optimization

33 citations · 135 across the 51 of their papers we have counts for

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57 papers

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

Applications of Poincaré Boundary Condition for 3D Ideal MHD Equilibrium and Optimization

Yigit Gunsur Elmacioglu, Dario Panici, Rory Conlin +2

Stellarator ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) codes that assume nested flux surfaces such as \texttt{VMEC} and \texttt{DESC} solve the equilibrium problem by prescribing the total to…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Towards Large-Scale Heterogeneous Data Organization for Scientific Foundation Models: A Nuclear Fusion Case Study

Nathaniel Chen, Kouroche Bouchiat, Peter Steiner +3

Training effective foundation models requires massive and organized datasets, yet scientific domains such as nuclear fusion present unique challenges due to largely heterogeneous a…

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 $…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Robust Control of ECH Deposition Profiles on DIII-D

A. Rothstein, H. J. Farre-Kaga, K. Yasoda +5

Electron Cyclotron Heating (ECH) is a key actuator in DIII-D and future tokamaks that provides auxiliary heating, localized current drive for scenario development and MHD stability…