Gas discharge panel

A gas discharge panel having (i) a plurality of cells arranged in a matrix between a pair of opposing substrates, the cells being filled with a discharge gas, (ii) phosphor layers corresponding to the colors red, green, and blue formed in the cells and extending in a column direction of the matrix, and (iii) plural pairs of display electrodes arranged on a surface of one of the substrates so as to extend through the plurality of cells, each pair of display electrodes being composed of a sustain electrode and a scan electrode that define a main discharge gap therebetween, wherein

• each sustain electrode and scan electrode includes a plurality of line parts that extend in a row direction of the matrix,
• at least one of the sustain electrode and the scan electrode in cells corresponding to at least one of the red, green, and blue phosphor layers includes one or more connection parts that electrically connect adjacent line parts, and
• the main discharge gap and a line part gap between adjacent line parts are set such that a discharge current waveform of the display electrodes has a single peak when the gas discharge panel is driven.

A gas discharge panel having (i) a plurality of cells arranged in a matrix between a pair of opposing substrates, the cells being filled with a discharge gas, and (ii) plural pairs of display electrodes arranged on a surface of one of the substrates so as to extend through the plurality of cells, each pair of display electrodes being composed of a sustain electrode and a scan electrode that define a main discharge gap therehetween, wherein

• at least one of the sustain electrode and the scan electrode in each pair includes (i) a line part that extends in a lengthwise direction of the display electrodes, and (ii) a line-shaped or loop-shaped inner protrusion part that is electrically connected to an edge of the line part and which faces toward the other discharge electrode in the pair with the main discharge gap defined therebetween, and
• the main discharge gap is set such that an illumination wavelength of a discharge generated in the main discharge gap has a single peak when the gas discharge panel is driven.