Abstract: A photothermographic material exhibiting satisfactory photographic properties can be prepared using an aqueous dispersion of components. A photosensitive layer is formed by dispersing a binder and silver halide in an aqueous solvent containing at least 30 wt % of water to form an aqueous dispersion, coating the aqueous dispersion onto a support, and drying the coating. The binder is a polymer having an equilibrium moisture content of 0.1-2 wt % at 25.degree. C. and RH 60% or a thermoplastic resin. The binder is preferably based on a styrene-butadiene copolymer. Fog is suppressed even when the material is stored in a humid atmosphere.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material comprising an organic acid silver and silver halide, which contains a compound represented by the following formula (A) and a hydrazine derivative: ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and R' and R" each represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A photothermographic material is prepared by preparing an aqueous dispersion of a thermoplastic resin, adding an organic silver salt and a silver halide to the aqueous dispersion, further adding a ultrahigh contrast promoting agent to the aqueous dispersion to form an aqueous coating solution, applying the aqueous coating solution to a support, and heat drying the coating. Since the use of an aqueous dispersion enables the use of a polycarbonate support which originally has good dimensional stability to heat, a photosensitive material having good dimensional stability is manufactured in high yields.

Abstract: A developing processing method and an image forming method are described, which comprise the steps of (a) exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer; and (b) developing the exposed silver halide photographic material with a developer containing a developing agent, containing substantially no dihydroxybenzene developing agent, containing an auxiliary developing agent exhibiting a superadditive property, containing a quaternary onium salt compound, and having a pH value of from 9.5 to 11.5, or a developer containing a developing agent, containing substantially no dihydroxybenzene developing agent, and having a pH value of from 10 or less.

Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt, a reducing agent, and an ultrahigh contrast promoting agent, typically a hydrazine derivative. In one embodiment, a compound having a group for promoting adsorption to the silver halide is contained for suppressing occurrence of pepper fog. In another embodiment, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic mercapto compound having at least two nitrogen atoms or a tetraazaindene compound is contained for suppressing a change of photographic properties, typically image enlargement with a variation of developing conditions. In either case, the photothermographic material can form super-high contrast images of quality.

Abstract: A method for forming an image which comprises imagewise-exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer or other hydrophilic colloid layer contains a hydrazine derivative as a nucleating agent and contains at least one compound represented by formula (A); and then developing the exposed photographic material with a developer having a pH of 9.0 to 11.0 which contains an ascorbic acid type developing agent and does not substantially contain a dihydroxybenzene type developing agent: ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, or a group represented by formula (B): ##STR2## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or a group other than a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A developing processing method and an image forming method are described, which comprise the steps of (a) exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer; and (b) developing the exposed silver halide photographic material with a developer containing a developing agent, containing substantially no dihydroxybenzene developing agent, containing an auxiliary developing agent exhibiting a superadditive property, containing a quaternary onium salt compound, and having a pH value of from 9.5 to 11.5, or a developer containing a developing agent, containing substantially no dihydroxybenzene developing agent, and having a pH value of from 10 or less.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image formation process which comprises developing a photographic material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer, and a hydrazine derivative and a specific phosphonium compound of formula (1) with a developer which is substantially free of a dihydroxybenzene developing agent, contains a specific developing agent of formula (2) and at least one p-aminophenol derivative, and has a pH value of not more than 10, and a development process which comprises developing a photographic material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer, and a hydrazine derivative and a nucleation accelerator, with a developer having a pH value of from 9.0 to 10.5 and containing a first developing agent selected from ascorbic acid and a derivative thereof and a second developing agent selected from aminophenol and a derivative thereof, wherein a solution having the same composition as the fresh developer but a higher pH value than the fresh developer is used as a development replenisher.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a plurality of light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, wherein (A) at least one of the layers contains a hydrazine nucleating agent represented by formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, a hydrazine group, a carbamoyl group, or an oxycarbonyl group; G.sub.1 represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfoxy group, ##STR2## a thiocarbonyl group, or an iminomethylene group; and A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, provided that at least one of A.sub.3 and A.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide hydrophilic colloid emulsion layer, at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer interposed between the support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one hydrazine derivative selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formula (1) and (2) contained in the at least one of hydrophilic colloid layers provided in the same side of the support as that coated with the light-sensitive silver halide hydrophilic colloid emulsion layer: ##STR1## wherein their substituents are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer of the emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layers containing at least one hydrazine-type nucleating agent having, in the vicinity of the hydrazine group, an anionic group or a nonionic group which forms an intramolecular hydrogen bond with a hydrogen atom of the hydrazine, and also containing at least one of the onium salt compounds represented by formulae (a), (b) and (c), or at least one of the amine compounds represented by formulae (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j). Also disclosed is a method for processing, after exposure, the silver halide photographic material described above with a developer containing a reductone-type developing agent and having a pH of 12 or less.

Abstract: A method for processing silver halide photographic materials comprising the step of: processing imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material using a developer containing at least one compound represented by general formula (X): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group containing from 7 to 12 carbon atoms; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are combined to form a ring; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 each represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms: and n represents an integer from 3 to 20. A developer for processing silver halide photographic materials comprising at least one compound represented by general formula (X), described above. A silver halide photographic material comprising: at least one compound represented by general formula (X'): ##STR2## wherein R'.sub.1 and R'.sub.

Abstract: A method for forming a silver halide photographic image comprising developing a silver halide photographic material with a developing solution containing an ascorbic acid developing agent, substantially free from hydroquinone and having a pH of 8.5 to 11.0, the silver halide photographic material comprising a support formed of a syndiotactic styrenic polymer and a silver halide emulsion layer formed on at least one surface thereof, the emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a hydrazine derivative, and the total amount of gelatin of the emulsion layer being 2.5 g/m.sup.2 or less, thereby reducing black spot fog and improving dimensional stability of the photographic material.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which has provided on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer which comprises silver halide grains containing a silver chloride of 50 mol % or more and at least one emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layers contain at least one hydrazine derivative and at least one phosphonium salt compound.

Abstract: An ultra-hard silver halide photographic material having high processing stability, which contains a hydrazine derivative represented by the following general formula (1) or (2): ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, Y.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a group, R.sup.1 is a group, Y.sup.1 and R.sup.1 jointly provide 4 to 30 carbon atoms, Y.sup.2 is an electron withdrawing group, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group, and n is an integer of from 1 to 5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one nucleating agent represented by general formula (N-1) shown below. The silver halide photographic material contains at least one compound represented by general formula (Q-2) shown below in the above described silver halide emulsion layer and/or in a hydrophilic colloid layer adjacent thereto which does not contain a silver halide emulsion: ##STR1## The variable terms in the above formulas are defined in the specification. The silver halide photographic material is suitable for plate making and provides a high contrast image even when using a highly stable developing solution.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for plate making giving a hard gradation and having less variation in photographic performance due to fatigue of the developing solution. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has at least one silver halide emulsion layer and contains at least one of hydrazine compound represented by Formula (I) in the above emulsion layer or in another hydrophilic colloid layer. The light-sensitive material also contains at least one hydrazine compound represented by Formula (II) in the above emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloid layers. ##STR1## The variables in these formulas are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A photographic material comprises a support and at least one photosensitive layer which comprises a non-chemically sensitized silver halide emulsion containing at least 80 mol % silver chloride based upon the total amount of silver halide in the emulsion. The photosensitive layer or another hydrophilic colloid layer comprises a hydrazine derivative represented by the following General Formula (I): ##STR1## In this formula A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 both represent hydrogen atoms, or one represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a sulfinic acid group or an acyl group; R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, and R.sup.1 may or may not be substituted; G represents --CO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --SO--, --COCO--, thiocarbonyl, iminomethylene or --P(O)(R.sup.4) group; R.sup.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, aryl group, heterocyclic group, amino group, alkoxy group or aryloxy group; at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises (a) at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a hydrazine derivative and (b) a hydrophilic colloid layer which is different from the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and which contains a redox compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor as a result of oxidation.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide light-sensitive material and a method for forming image using thereof, in which a high contrast negative image useful in a photographic plate making process can be obtained in a processing solution with a pH lower than 11.0. The silver halide light-sensitive material comprises a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and containing a hydrazine derivative in the above emulsion layer and/or a layer adjacent thereto. At least one compound represented by the following Formula (I) or (II) is contained in the above emulsion layer and/or a layer adjacent thereto: ##STR1## wherein A represents an organic group necessary for completing a hereto ring; B and C each represents a group constituted of one or more members selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group, an arylene group, an alkenylene group, --SO.sub.2 --, --SO--, --O--, --S--, and --N(R.sub.5)--, where R.sub.5 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a hydrogen atom; R.sub.