One-Dimensional Fluid and Circuit Simulation of an AC Plasma Display Cell

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 688-697

  Veerasingam, Ramana ^a   Campbell, Robert B ^b   McGrath, Robert T ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CATHODE RAY TUBES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FILTERS; GLOW DISCHARGES; HELIUM; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS;

AC PLASMA DISPLAY CELL; BOLTZMANN KINETIC CODE; CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CONTINUITY EQUATIONS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE; GAS DISCHARGE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLUID SIMULATION; PLASMA DISPLAYS; VOLTAGE GAP;

PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICES;

EID: 0029354708     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.467991     Document Type: Article

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