Gas discharge device

Abstract

There is disclosed a gas discharge panel, especially of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,499,167 or 3,559,190, operated with an ionizable gaseous medium of neon and at least one minority rare gas component selected from argon, krypton, and xenon. In one embodiment, there is used a gaseous medium of about 99.5 to 99.99 percent atoms of neon and 0.5 to 0.01 percent atoms or at least one minority gas component.

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