Abstract: An image recording material is provided which comprises an electroconductive base plate, a recording layer provided on at least one side of said plate and a photosensitive layer provided on said recording layer. The recording layer may constituted of a electrolytically polymerized film, and the photosensitive layer may constituted of a polymer complex formed from a basic polymer and an acidic polymer. A method for image recording is also provided.

Abstract: A photometric apparatus includes a light source, apparatus for oscillating a light beam spot across a sample, apparatus for measuring secondary light from the sample, and apparatus for determining the specific portion of the sample to be examined by photometry. With this photometric apparatus, each of a plurality of microscopic areas of the sample can be evaluated accurately.

Abstract: A dyestuff refining system of a construction including a dyestuff solution producing unit and a dyestuff solution processing unit which performs chromatographic operations on the dyestuff solution.

Abstract: A semi-conductor device comprising a lamination of a photoconductive layer, a charge-retaining layer and a display layer, provided between electroconductive films, and an electronic apparatus utilizing said semi-conductor device are provided.

Abstract: A film forming method, a recording medium formed thereby, and a recording method therewith are provided. The recording medium comprises a recording layer constituted of a monomolecular film or monomolecular-layer built-up film of a clathrate complex compound comprised of a host molecule and a guest molecule, said host molecule having a hydrophilic portion, a hydrophobic portion, and a portion capable of enclosing said guest molecule.

Abstract: An optical device comprises an optical waveguide constituted of as a basic unit a core layer of a material having a relatively high refractive index and a clad layer of a material having a relatively low refractive index and covering said core layer, and heating means for heating said core layer to change the refractive index thereof, characterized in that when said core layer is constituted of a liquid, said core layer is heated by said heating means to a temperature such that said core layer does not boil.

Abstract: A process for producing deposition films is provided which comprises forming a gaseous atmosphere of at least one compound silicon hydride selected from the group consisting of;(A) straight chain silicon hydrides represented by the general formulaSi.sub.n H.sub.2n+2wherein n is an integer 4 or more;(B) cyclic silicon hydrides unsubstituted or substituted by a linear or branched silicon hydride residue which are represented by the general formulaSi.sub.m H.sub.2mwherein m is 3, 4, 5, or 6; and(C) branched chain silicon hydrides represented by the general formulaSi.sub.p H.sub.qwherein p is an integer of 4 or more and q is an interger of 10 or more;in a reaction chamber containing a substrate, and exerting light energy on the atmosphere to excite and decompose the silicon hydride, thereby a silicon-containing layer on the substrate.

Abstract: A method of forming a deposited film comprises forming a gaseous atmosphere of at least one silicon compound selected from those having the formula (A), (B) or (C) as shown below in a deposition chamber in which a substrate is arranged, and exciting and decomposing said compound by utilization of light energy thereby to form a desired film containing silicon atoms on said substrate: ##STR1## wherein l represents 3, 4 or 5; and R represents H or SiH.sub.3 ; ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent H or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; m an integer of 3 to 7; and n an integer of 1 to 11;R.sup.1 --(Si.multidot.R.sup.2 R.sup.3).sub.p --R.sup.4 (c)wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 independently represent a phenyl or naphthyl group which may be substituted with halogens, or an alkyl group having 1 to 11 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently represent H or CH.sub.3 ; and p represents an integer of 3 to 7.

Abstract: A method of forming a silicon-containing film deposited on a substrate, which comprises the steps of forming a gaseous atmosphere of at least one silicon compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by general formulas (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a deposition chamber containing the substrate, and applying light energy to the compound to exite and decompose the compound. The compounds of the general formulas (A)-(F) are defined below: (A) Si.sub.n H.sub.m X.sub.l (wherein X is a halogen atom, n is an integer of not less than 3, and m and l are integers of not less than 1, respectively, m+l=2n; if l is an integer of not less than 2, a plurality of X's may represent different halogen atoms) representing a cyclic silicon compound; (B) Si.sub.a X.sub.2a+2 (wherein X is a halogen atom and a is an integer of 1 to 6) representing a chain halogenated silicon compound; (C) Si.sub.b X.sub.

Abstract: A method for forming a deposited film comprises forming a gaseous atmosphere of a silane compound represented by the general formula: Si.sub.n H.sub.2n+2 (n.gtoreq.1) and a halogen compound in a deposition chamber in which a substrate is arranged, and exciting and decomposing these compounds by utilization of photoenergy thereby to form the deposited film containing silicon atoms on said substrate.A method for forming a deposited film comprises forming a gaseous atmosphere of a silane compound represented by the general formula: Si.sub.n H.sub.2n+2 (n.gtoreq.1), a halogen compound and a compound containing atoms belonging too the group III or the group V of the periodic table in a deposition chamber in which a substrate is arranged, and exciting and decomposing these compounds by utilization of photoenergy thereby to form a deposited film containing silicon atoms and the atoms belonging to the group III or the group V of the periodic table on said substrate.

Abstract: A method for recording images on a recording material by ejection of recording liquid through fine nozzle or nozzles, characterized in that said recording liquid is a liquid composition containing therein water-soluble dyestuff, and that concentration of calcium ion in said liquid composition is adjusted to 10 ppm or below.

Abstract: In a liquid injection recording method, recording is effected in such a manner that the relation between the minimum cross-sectional area So of droplet discharge ports for forming flying droplets and the volume V of the droplets discharged from the droplet discharge ports is 100.gtoreq.V/So.sup.3/2 .gtoreq.0.1. Also, in a liquid injection recording apparatus, the relation that 0.1.S.sub.H .ltoreq.So.sup.3/2 .ltoreq.100.S.sub.H is satisfied between the numerical value of the minimum cross-sectional area So of a discharge orifice for forming flying droplets and the numerical value of the heater area S.sub.H of an electro-heat converting member for providing energy for causing liquid to be discharged from the discharge orifice.

Abstract: An ink production system constructed with a dyestuff solution producing unit, a dyestuff solution processing unit by execution of chromatographic operations on the dyestuff solution, and an ink preparation unit to effect preparation of ink with the refined dyestuff solution as discharged from the processing unit.

Abstract: In a recording liquid comprising, as essential components, a colorant in an amount necessary to image formation, water, and a water-miscible organic solvent, said recording liquid is characterized in that the total number of colonies in the Ames test thereof is not more than four times that of the control test using sterilized water.

Abstract: In a recording liquid comprising, as essential components, a colorant in an amount necessary to image formation, water, and a water-miscible organic solvent, said recording liquid is characterized in that the total number of colonies in the Ames test thereof is not more than four times that of the control test using sterilized water.

Abstract: An optical device comprises an optical waveguide having, as a basic unit, a core layer of a liquid having a relatively high refractive index and a clad layer having a relatively low refractive index and covering said core layer, and a heat-generating means for heating a part of said core layer to form a vapor bubble in said liquid of said core layer.

Abstract: A recording medium and an image recording process in which a change in enzyme activity by light irradiation is utilized.

Abstract: A record memory medium comprises a recording layer comprising a monomolecular film or monomolecular layer built-up film of a photosensitive organic compound having a hydrophilic moiety and a hydrophobic moiety. The medium can be used for recording/reading-out of information and light recording.

Abstract: In an ink-jet recording process which comprises forming droplets of an ink and recording on an image receiving material by using the droplets, said ink is prepared by dispersing fine particles of pigment into aqueous dispersion medium containing polymer having both a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic construction portion. An average particle size (D micron) of the pigment and an average molecular weight of the polymer satisfy the relationship represented by the following equation.D.times.5.times.10.sup.2 .ltoreq.WAnd the ratio of molecular weight of the pigment to average molecular weight of the polymer is a value in the range from 1:2 to 1:150.

Abstract: A photosensitive member comprises a monolayer or a multi-layer structure film, the film being constituted of one or more film forming molecules, the film forming molecule having a hydrophilic moiety and a hydrophobic moiety in the molecule and having photosensitivity.