Project

Neural network-accelerated Bayesian inference of impurity transport in fusion plasmas

Code
01CD14724
Duration
01 January 2025 → 31 July 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Fellow
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Neural, evolutionary and fuzzy computation
    • Physics of (fusion) plasmas and electric discharges
Keywords
Gaussian process neural networks tomography impurity transport nuclear fusion Bayesian inference
 
Project description
Accurate estimation of local impurity concentrations is crucial for operation and control of fusion plasmas. For this we have developed a tomographic reconstruction technique using Bayesian inference. Combined with density and temperature measurements, this yields probability distributions of impurity concentrations. Acceleration with neural networks will allow real-time application on two fusion devices.