Three-dimensional Monte Carlo/particle-in-cell studies of anode striations and cathode ionization wave in barrier-discharges in AC-PDP cell

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3 PART 2, 2006, Pages 878-885

  Shvydky, Alexander A ^a   Khudik, Vladimir N ^b   Nagorny, Vladimir P ^b   Theodosiou, Constantine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Plasma Dynamics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathode fall; Ionization wave; Monte Carlo simulations; Plasma display panel (PDPs); Striations; Three dimensional particle in cell simulations

Indexed keywords

CATHODE FALL; IONIZATION WAVE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL (PDPS); STRIATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARTICLE-IN-CELL SIMULATIONS;

IONIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOSFET DEVICES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; PLASMAS; SURFACE DISCHARGES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICES;

EID: 33746825658     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.874850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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