Statistical instability of the ramp discharge and the role of exoemission

Author

Nagorny, Vladimir P. ; Khudik, Vladimir N. ; Shvydky, Alexander A.

Author_Institution

Plasma Dynamics Corp., Waterville, OH, USA

Volume

34

Issue

2

fYear

2006

fDate

4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

343

Lastpage

350

Abstract

The dynamics of the ramp discharge is studied via kinetic particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo simulations. It is shown that a plasma display panel cell is a fundamentally "small" system and fluctuations of the number of charged particles in the discharge gap strongly influence the dynamics of the ramp discharge and may even lead to its disruption. The common view of ramps based on multicell or time averaged measurements and corresponding fluid theoretical descriptions are inadequate. The role of exoemission as a possible stabilizer of the discharge is clarified.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; Townsend discharge; plasma displays; plasma fluctuations; plasma instability; plasma kinetic theory; plasma simulation; Monte Carlo simulations; Townsend discharge; charged particle fluctuations; exoemission; kinetic simulations; particle-in-cell simulations; plasma display panel cell; ramp discharge; statistical instability; time averaged measurements; Breakdown voltage; Cathodes; Electron emission; Fluctuations; Fluid dynamics; Kinetic theory; Plasma displays; Plasma measurements; Production; Time measurement; Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD); exoemission; fluctuations; plasma display; ramp setup; secondary emission; three-dimensional (3-D) particle-in-cell/Monte-Carlo (PIC/MC); townsend discharge;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2006.872433

Filename

1621312