INVESTIGATION OF DISCHARGE PHENOMENA IN A CELL OF COLOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL .1. ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL AND NUMERICAL-METHOD

A numerical simulation method using a one-dimensional fluid model unde r the local field approximation is presented in order to understand pu lsed-dc discharge in He-Xe gas mixture in a cell of a full-color plasm a display panel. Spatiotemporal behaviors of the electric field and nu mber densities of twelve independent particles, including electrons an d four kinds of ions, were calculated self-consistently at a gas press ure of 200 Torr (27 kPa) and an electrode distance of 0.02 cm. The imp risonment of 147-nm-resonance radiation, the excitation source of phos phors, was also taken into account. Calculated results of the discharg e current and voltage are consistent with those of experiment. The wav eform of 147-nm-resonance radiation agreed well with experiment, altho ugh that of the discharge current showed some difference, probably due to the local field approximation.