Spatio-temporal measurement of excited Xe(1s4) atoms in a discharge cell of a plasma display panel by laser spectroscopic microscopy

Abstract
Dynamic behavior of excited Xe atoms in the 1s4 state was measured in a micro‐discharge cell of a color plasma display panel by a laser absorption technique combined with an optical microscope. The maximum absorption in a pulsed discharge with a peak current of 160 μA amounted 6% in one pass of the laser beam through the panel of 200‐μm gap. This gives the path averaged density of 6.7×1012 cm−3. Measured spatio‐temporal characteristics of the excited atoms are discussed in a comparison with a one‐dimensional simulation by a fluid model.

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