High brightness gas discharge display device

摘要

A high-brightness visual display device utilizing highly efficient gas discharge cells. Each cell includes a shallow elongated cavity having a relatively high surface-to-volume ratio, a special mixture of low pressure gas constituents which generate ultraviolet radiation when excited by an applied electric field, a priming electrode for generating free electrons to insure the rapid energization of the cell, and a phosphor coated wall facing the viewed side of the cell which emits light when bombarded by ultraviolet radiation generated within the cell.