The paper reports on the integration and testing of neural‑network emulators that predict plasma shape for the MAST‑Upgrade tokamak’s plasma control system. The neural models use plasma current, poloidal field coil currents, and plasma profile parameters to output shape predictions and Jacobians, which are then used by a real‑time C++ inference server to compute virtual circuit matrices and updated coil current requests. The work emphasizes a validation workflow and best practices to build confidence in the AI‑based control framework before experimental deployment.
By Matthew J. Marshall, Edward Jones, Graham J. McArdle, Alasdair Ross, Kamran Pentland, Nicola C. Amorisco, Charles Vincent, Martin Kochan, Colin Hogben, Graham Jones, Adam Stephen, George K. Holt, Adriano Agnello
arXiv:2608.23217v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Fast and reliable plasma equilibrium prediction is essential for real-time tokamak operation and control, but conventional Grad-Shafranov (GS) solver...
By Guoyang Shi, Zitong Zhang, Siqi Ding, Jianguo Chen, Yapeng Zhang, Jiayi Zhi, Hanyue Zhao, Tianyuan Liu
Fast and reliable plasma equilibrium prediction is essential for real-time tokamak operation and control, but conventional Grad-Shafranov (GS) solvers are often too costly for real-time deployment. We...
arXiv:2606. 15512v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Real-time reconstruction of magnetohydrodynamic equilibria is essential for plasma shaping, stability assessment and feedback control in magnetic confinement fusion.
By Jay Phil Yoo, William Howes, Yashika Ghai, Kazuma Kobayashi, Souvik Chakraborty, Syed Bahauddin Alam
arXiv:2606. 10008v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) provide a naturally temporal machine-learning framework.
By Barry M. Dillon
arXiv:2607. 21407v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The boundary and divertor plasma govern how a tokamak exhausts power and particles, setting heat fluxes, target conditions, and the onset of detachment.
By Abdourahmane Diaw, Sebastian De Pascuale, Jae-Sun Park, Ivan Paradela Perez, Jeremy D. Lore, Stefan Dasbach