The various dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) lamps and plasma panel prototype designs developed in VNIIEF are presented. The lamps given, depending on a configuration of electrodes, it is possible to divide into three types: 1) a lamp with a plane-parallel configuration of the electrodes, intended for researching of barrier discharges parameters and UV-radiation of various mixes. The design of this lamp allows changing electrodes and varying distance between them; 2) lamps of cylindrical geometry. The external electrode is a spiral or a grid, and internal electrode is a metallic foil. Such design of lamps is the most widespread; 3) lamps with a planar configuration of electrodes. There are two types of lamps with a planar configuration of electrodes: 1) plasma panel prototypes and 2) lamps with ceramic barriers. Plasma panel prototypes are increased (in 50-100 times) copies of plasma display panels (PDP) and are intended for researching of the processes taking place in PDP. Using ceramic barriers of high capacity in DBD lamps allows receiving bigger power density of UV-radiation, than in case of glass (quartz) barriers.
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