Plasma Confinement State Classification via FPP Relevant Microwave Diagnostics

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Auteurs principaux: Clark, Randall, Glukhov, Vacslav, Subbotin, Georgy, Nurgaliev, Maxim, Kachkin, Aleksandr, Austin, Max, Orlov, Dmitri M.
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author Clark, Randall
Glukhov, Vacslav
Subbotin, Georgy
Nurgaliev, Maxim
Kachkin, Aleksandr
Austin, Max
Orlov, Dmitri M.
author_facet Clark, Randall
Glukhov, Vacslav
Subbotin, Georgy
Nurgaliev, Maxim
Kachkin, Aleksandr
Austin, Max
Orlov, Dmitri M.
contents We present a parsimonious and robust machine learning approach for identifying plasma confinement states in fusion power plants (FPPs) where reliable identification of the low-confinement (L-mode) and high-confinement (H-mode) regimes is critical for safe and efficient operation. Unlike research-oriented devices, FPPs must operate with a severely constrained set of diagnostics. To address this challenge, we demonstrate that a minimalist model, using only electron cyclotron emission (ECE) signals, can deliver accurate and reliable state classification. ECE provides electron temperature profiles without the engineering or survivability issues of in-vessel probes, making it a primary candidate for FPP-relevant diagnostics. Our framework employs ECE as input, extracts features with radial basis functions, and applies a gradient boosting classifier, achieving high accuracy with test accuracy averaging 96\% correct predictions. Robustness analysis and feature importance study confirm the reliability of the approach. These results demonstrate that state-of-the-art performance is attainable from a restricted diagnostic set, paving the way for minimalist yet resilient plasma control architectures for FPPs.
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spellingShingle Plasma Confinement State Classification via FPP Relevant Microwave Diagnostics
Clark, Randall
Glukhov, Vacslav
Subbotin, Georgy
Nurgaliev, Maxim
Kachkin, Aleksandr
Austin, Max
Orlov, Dmitri M.
Plasma Physics
We present a parsimonious and robust machine learning approach for identifying plasma confinement states in fusion power plants (FPPs) where reliable identification of the low-confinement (L-mode) and high-confinement (H-mode) regimes is critical for safe and efficient operation. Unlike research-oriented devices, FPPs must operate with a severely constrained set of diagnostics. To address this challenge, we demonstrate that a minimalist model, using only electron cyclotron emission (ECE) signals, can deliver accurate and reliable state classification. ECE provides electron temperature profiles without the engineering or survivability issues of in-vessel probes, making it a primary candidate for FPP-relevant diagnostics. Our framework employs ECE as input, extracts features with radial basis functions, and applies a gradient boosting classifier, achieving high accuracy with test accuracy averaging 96\% correct predictions. Robustness analysis and feature importance study confirm the reliability of the approach. These results demonstrate that state-of-the-art performance is attainable from a restricted diagnostic set, paving the way for minimalist yet resilient plasma control architectures for FPPs.
title Plasma Confinement State Classification via FPP Relevant Microwave Diagnostics
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14078