Developing deep learning algorithms for inferring upstream separatrix density at JET

Adam Kit (Corresponding Author), Aaro Järvinen, Sven Wiesen, Yoeri Poels, Lorenzo Frassinetti, JET Contributors

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    Abstract

    Predictive and real-time inference capability for the upstream separatrix electron density, n e, sep, is essential for design and control of core-edge integrated plasma scenarios. In this study, both supervised and semi-supervised machine learning algorithms are explored to establish direct mapping as well as indirect compressed representation of the pedestal profiles for predictions and inference of n e, sep. Based on the EUROfusion pedestal database for JET (Frassinetti et al., 2021), a tabular dataset was created, consisting of machine parameters, fraction of ELM cycle, high resolution Thomson scattering profiles of electron density and temperature, and n e, sep for 608 JET shots. Using the tabular dataset, the direct mapping approach provides a mapping of machine parameters and ELM percentage to n e, sep. Through representation learning, a compressed representation of the experimental pedestal electron density and temperature profiles is established. By conditioning the representation with machine control parameters, a probabilistic generative predictive model is established. For prediction, the machine parameters can be used to establish a conditional distribution of the compressed pedestal profiles, and the decoder that is trained as part of the algorithm can be used to decode the compressed representation back to full pedestal profiles. Although, in this work, a proof-of-principle for predicting and inferring n e, sep is given, such a representation learning can be used also for many other applications as the full pedestal profile is predicted. An implementation of this work can be found at https://github.com/fusionby2030/psi_2022.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number101347
    JournalNuclear Materials and Energy
    Volume34
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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