A physical model of the short glow discharge in plasma display panels

It is shown that plasma display panel (PDP) cells are usually featuring a s hort glow discharge without positive column. An adequate description of thi s discharge must be consistently kinetic, taking into account the nonlocal effects for both fast and plasma electrons. Models combining elements of di fferent precision, for example, local field approximation for fast electron s and various hydrodynamic (fluid) models for slow plasma electrons, cannot provide for a correct analysis of the discharge processes in PDPs. (C) 200 1 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".