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#Breakdown studies

##Topics

### RF assistance
* [1113-1213](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/wiki/Experiments/BreakDownStudies/sessions/RFassisted/index) =>  RF assisted
* [040413](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/tasks/Experiments/MWpreionizationGeVo/040413_1721/) => [Breakdown studies with RF microwave preionization.](/Experiments/BreakDownStudies/sessions/040413MWpreionGeVoHoSt/index)
* [140313](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/tasks/Students/StranskyV/BreakdownStudiesElGun/140313_1459/) => [Electron emission gun versus Microwave assisted preionization](/Experiments/BreakDownStudies/reports/0313ELGUNvsMWpreinization/index)


### UV assistance
* [13-14 FTTF practice - MartZak](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz:5001/TrainingCourses/FTTF/2013-2014/MartZak/index)


### Top vs. Bottom el. gun
* [260413](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/tasks/Experiments/BreakdownStudies/TopVersusBottomPreionizationGun/260413_1747) => [Breakdown studies with top and bottom electron emission gun](/Experiments/BreakDownStudies/sessions/260413TopBottomElGun/index)


### Hot vessel
* [240211](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/tasks/HonzaStockel/VybojeDoTepleKomory/240211_1843/) & [100311](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/tasks/HonzaStockel/VybojeDoTepleKomory/100311_1744/) => [The Best Plasma Performance on GOLEM](/Experiments/BreakDownStudies/sessions/240211and100311HoSt/BestPlasmaOnGOLEM.doc)


### $E_T$ & $B_t$ orientation
* [PRPL 16 Adam Seman: Vplyv orientácie toroidálneho elektrického a magnetického poľa na prieraz výboja v tokamaku GOLEM](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/wiki/TrainingCourses/FTTF/2015-2016/AdamSem/index)
* [271113 basic test](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/utils/golplot?action=Plot+All&shotno_0=13617&name_0=13617&shotno_1=13619&name_1=13619&shotno_2=13618&name_2=13618&shotno_3=13616&name_3=13616&xsize=9.0&ysize=3.0)


### CASTOR preionization el. gun
* [280313](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/tasks/SessionPreparation/2013/280313_2221/) => [Breakdown studies with electron emission gun preionization. Working gas scan @ $U_b=600 \mathrm{V}$  & $U_{cd}=400\mathrm{V}$](/Experiments/BreakDownStudies/sessions/280313HoSt/index)


### Miscelleneous
* [060613](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/tasks/Experiments/BreakdownStudies/TopVersusBottomPreionizationGun/260413_1747) => [Inductance game](/Experiments/BreakDownStudies/sessions/130606InductanceGame/index)


##References
* Wikipedia contributors, "Paschen's law," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschen's_law](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paschen%27s_law&oldid=540654656) (accessed March 31, 2013).
* D Mueller. The Physics of Tokamak Start-Up - OSTI. Available at [www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/1057465/1057465.pdf](http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/1057465/1057465.pdf)
* Prinzler H., Heymann P., Stockel J., Badalec J., Zacek F., Jakubka K., Kopecky V. Investigaton of the start up phase in the TM-1-MH tokamak. Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, Vol. 34, Suppl. B. [Available online](http://golem.fjfi.cvut.cz/wikiraw/Experiments/BreakDownStudies/library/PrinzlerH_Investigations_CJP_84%20(1).pdf)