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Full-f global gyrokinetic simulations of the plasma boundary have until now required heroic computational efforts and case-by-case expert intervention, precluding systematic parameter scans. Here we demonstrate a paradigm shift: hundreds of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2026-05-18 A. C. D. Hoffmann , M. Francisquez , T. N. Bernard , G. W. Hammett , A. Hakim

In the context of global gyrokinetic simulations of turbulence using a Particle-In-Cell framework, verifying the delta-f assumption with a fixed background distribution becomes challenging when determining quasi-steady state profiles…

Real time control of many plasma parameters will be an essential aspect in the development of reliable high performance operation of Next Step Tokamaks. The main prerequisites for any feedback scheme are the precise real-time determination…

For long-pulse tokamaks, one of the main challenges in control strategy is to simultaneously reach multiple control objectives and to robustly handle in real-time (RT) unexpected events (off-normal-events -- ONEs) with a limited set of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-01 T. Vu , F. Felici , C. Galperti , M. Maraschek , A. Pau , N. Rispoli , O. Sauter , B. Sieglin , the TCV team , the MST1 team

Feedback stabilization of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes is studied in a cylindrical model for a tokamak with resistivity, viscosity and toroidal rotation. The control is based on a linear combination of the normal and tangential…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2014-06-23 D. P. Brennan , J. M. Finn

The properties of the boundary plasma in a tokamak are now recognized to play a key role in determining the achievable fusion power and the lifetimes of plasma-facing components. Accurate quantitative modeling and improved qualitative…

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Magnetic actuation enables surgical robots to navigate complex anatomical pathways while reducing tissue trauma and improving surgical precision. However, clinical deployment is limited by the challenges of controlling such systems under…

Model-based plasma scenario development lies at the heart of the design and operation of future fusion powerplants. Including turbulent transport in integrated models is essential for delivering a successful roadmap towards operation of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-10-16 L. Zanisi , A. Ho , T. Madula , J. Barr , J. Citrin , S. Pamela , J. Buchanan , F. Casson , V. Gopakumar , JET contributors

In the field of magnetic confinement plasma control, the accurate feedback of plasma position and shape primarily relies on calculations derived from magnetic measurements through equilibrium reconstruction or matrix mapping method.…

We present particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of minority energetic protons in deuterium plasmas, which demonstrate a collective instability responsible for emission near the lower hybrid frequency and its harmonics. The simulations capture…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2011-06-06 J W S Cook , S C Chapman , R O Dendy

Second-order Volume-preserving algorithms (VPAs) for simulating charged particle motion in electromagnetic fields have been generalized to a rotating angle formulation by using the matrix decomposition methods. Based on this method, the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-03-25 Jian Wang , Xiaodong Zhang , Lei Ye , Xingyuan Xu

Physics-based simulation is essential for developing and evaluating robot manipulation policies, particularly in scenarios involving deformable objects and complex contact interactions. However, existing simulators often struggle to balance…

We present a continuous-time, neural-network-based approach to optimal control in quantum systems, with a focus on pulse engineering for quantum gates. Leveraging the framework of neural ordinary differential equations, we construct control…

A comprehensive gyrokinetic simulation model has been implemented in the global toroidal gyrokinetic code (GTC) and verified for studying low-frequency waves and turbulence in magnetic fusion plasmas by treating all kinetic-MHD processes on…

Quantum simulations of electronic structure and strongly correlated quantum phases are widely regarded as among the most promising applications of quantum computing. These computations naturally benefit from native fermionic encodings,…

The Vlasov-Poisson system describes the time evolution of a plasma in the so-called collisionless regime. The investigation of a high-temperature plasma that is influenced by an exterior magnetic field is one of the most significant aspects…

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Quantum computers promise to revolutionise electronic simulations by overcoming the exponential scaling of many-electron problems. While electronic wave functions can be represented using a product of fermionic unitary operators, shallow…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-04 Hugh G. A. Burton , Daniel Marti-Dafcik , David P. Tew , David J. Wales

A new parallel equilibrium reconstruction code for tokamak plasmas is presented. GPEC allows to compute equilibrium flux distributions sufficiently accurate to derive parameters for plasma control within 1 ms of runtime which enables…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-07-08 Markus Rampp , Roland Preuss , Rainer Fischer , the ASDEX Upgrade Team