Modeling of a 3-Electrode AC Plasma Display Panel

A global model of a 3 electrode type, AC Plasma Display Panel (PDP) is developed and used to identify the most significant reactions in a near atmospheric pressure, Ne/Xe gas mixture. Particle in Cell codes with Monte Carlo Collisions (PIC-MCC) in both one (XPDP1 (Vahedi and Surendra, Comp. Phys. Com., 104 (1993))) and two (XOOPIC (Verboncoeur, et. al., Comp. Phys. Com., 87 (1995))) dimensions are used to model breakdown of a Ne/Xe gas in one and two cell systems. Changes in the geometry of a single PDP cell are examined, and the effects of those variations on discharge delay are analyzed for various discharge gaps. The effects of asymmetry, and perturbations in electrode voltages in a two dimensional, two celled system are studied. Such variations may enhance or reduce the development of neighbor discharges in between the two cells.