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MHD mode tracking using high-speed cameras and deep learning

Journal Article · · Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Abstract

We present a new algorithm to track the amplitude and phase of rotating magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes in tokamak plasmas using high speed imaging cameras and deep learning. This algorithm uses a convolutional neural network (CNN) to predict the amplitudes of the n = 1 sine and cosine mode components using solely optical measurements from one or more cameras. The model was trained and tested on an experimental dataset consisting of camera frame images and magnetic-based mode measurements from the High Beta Tokamak - Extended Pulse (HBT-EP) device, and it outperformed other, more conventional, algorithms using identical image inputs. The effect of different input data streams on the accuracy of the model’s predictions is also explored, including using a temporal frame stack or images from two cameras viewing different toroidal regions.

Research Organization:
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-86ER53222; SC0021325
OSTI ID:
2325440
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2419319
OSTI ID: 1973719
Journal Information:
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Journal Name: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 65; ISSN 0741-3335
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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