Effects of Kr,$hboxN_2$, and Ar on Address Discharge Time Lag in AC Plasma-Display Panel With High Xenon Content

The additive gas effect on the discharge time lag of the address pulse was investigated in an ac plasma-display panel (PDP) with a Ne+13% Xe gas mixture. A small amount of Kr, N
₂
, and Ar gas, respectively, was added to a Ne+13% Xe gas mixture to improve the address discharge time lag of an ac PDP. It was found that the address discharge time lag was improved by adding a small amount of Kr gas (up to 2%) to the Ne+13% Xe gas mixture and thereafter worsened. In the case of the addition of Ar gas to Ne+13% Xe, the discharge time lag of the address pulse was not improved. The concentration of N
₂
in the Ne+13% Xe gas mixture was varied from 0.013% to 0.187%, and its effects on the address discharge time lag were investigated. The time lag for the address discharge with a Ne+13% Xe+0.013% N
₂
gas mixture was improved