Abstract: An improved spectrally sensitized ultrathin tabular grain emulsion is disclosed in which tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 70 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, and (e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m, show an enhanced capability for chemical sensitization by reason of employing a cationic starch as a peptizer.

Abstract: A photographic emulsion is disclosed comprised of a dispersing medium and radiation-sensitive silver halide grains with greater than 50 percent of total grain projected area being accounted for by grains containing a host portion of a face centered cubic rock salt crystal lattice structure and a first epitaxial phase containing greater than 90 mole percent iodide. The host portion is tabular, being bounded by an exterior having first and second parallel major faces joined by a peripheral edge. The first epitaxial phase accounts for less than 60 percent of total silver, and the first epitaxial phase is restricted to a portion of the exterior of the host portion that includes at least 15 percent of the major faces.

Abstract: A radiographic phosphor panel having an organolead reducing agent. The phosphor panel has a support and a luminescent layer overlaying the support. The luminescent layer can include phosphor crystals, binder and organolead reducing agent. The organolead reducing agent has a concentration sufficient to substantially increase the photostimulated luminescence of the panel.

Abstract: A chemically and spectrally sensitized ultrathin tabular grain emulsion is disclosed including tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide and at least 0.25 mole percent iodide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, and (e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m.

Abstract: An element for cleaning processing solutions contained in a radiographic film processor is disclosed. The element is comprised of a transparent film support and hydrophilic colloid layers coated on opposite sides of the film support. An infrared opacifying dye is contained within the element capable of reducing specular transmission through the element before, during and after processing to less than 50 percent, measured at a wavelength within the spectral region of from 850 to 1100 nm. A processing solution soluble colorant can be contained in one or more of the hydrophilic colloid layers.

Abstract: A chemically and spectrally sensitized tabular grain emulsion is disclosed including tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide and at least 0.25 mole percent iodide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, and (f) exhibiting an average thickness in the range of from less than 0.3 .mu.m to at least 0.07 .mu.m.

Abstract: A radiographic element is disclosed having emulsion layers coated on opposite surfaces of a transparent film support. To facilitate rapid processing the emulsion layers are fully forehardened and less than 35 mg/dm.sup.2 of hydrophilic colloid is coated on each major surface. To reduce crossover and hydrophilic colloid, emulsions on the opposite sides of the support are each divided into two layers with the layer coated nearest the support containing a particulate dye capable of being decolorized during processing. Particulate dye and silver halide grains together account for between 30 and 70 percent of the total weight of the emulsion layers. Combined with the use of spectrally sensitized tabular grain emulsions crossover can be reduced to less than 15 percent while processing can be completed in less than 45 seconds. The distribution of hydrophilic colloid and silver halide grains chosen achieves low wet pressure sensitivity.

Abstract: A chemically and spectrally sensitized ultrathin tabular grain emulsion is disclosed including tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide and at least 0.25 mole percent iodide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, and (e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m.

Abstract: A tabular grain emulsion is disclosed that combines increased speed, reduced low intensity reciprocity failure, and low levels of pressure sensitivity. The tabular grains containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide and laminae located adjacent the {111} major faces each having a thickness of less than 35 nanometers and containing at least 1 mole percent higher iodide than a host portion of the tabular grains on which they are deposited. The tabular grains contain an iridium dopant capable of reducing low intensity failure in one interior grain portion and a Group 8 speed enhancing dopant present in a concentration of from 20 to 300 molar parts per million in another interior grain portion separated from the iridium containing grain portion by at least 10 percent of the silver forming the grain structure.

Abstract: A chemically and spectrally sensitized tabular grain emulsion is disclosed including tabular grains (a) having major faces, (b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide and at least 0.25 mole percent iodide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, and (f) exhibiting an average thickness in the range of from less than 0.3 .mu.m to at least 0.07 .mu.m.

Abstract: A radiographic element for medical diagnostic imaging is disclosed comprised of a transparent support and first and second silver halide emulsion layer units coated on opposite sides of the film support, each emulsion layer unit being comprised of a silver iodohalide tabular grain emulsion containing less than 5 mole percent iodide, based on silver. An improvement in speed in relation to granularity is obtained by the presence of tabular grains having {111} major faces, containing a maximum surface iodide concentration along their edges, and a lower iodide concentration within their corners than elsewhere along their edges.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive emulsion is disclosed capable of producing the highest attainable speed compatible with low granularity. The silver halide grains (a) have a mean equivalent circular diameter of less than 0.6 .mu.m; (b) have a face centered cubic crystal lattice structure of the rock salt type; (c) have six {100} faces; (d) contain from 95 to 99.5 mole percent bromide ions and from 0.5 to 5 mole percent iodide ions, based on silver; (e) contain in the face centered cubic crystal lattice structure from 5.times.10.sup.-8 to 1.times.10.sup.-6 mole per silver mole of an iridium dopant comprised of Ir.sup.+3 ions forming coordination bonds with at least five halide ions occupying adjacent crystal lattice positions; and (f) contain in the face centered cubic crystal lattice structure from 1.times.10.sup.-5 to 3.times.10.sup.-4 mole per silver mole of a speed enhancing dopant comprised of divalent Group 8 metal ion chosen from among Fe.sup.+2, Ru.sup.+2 and Os.sup.

Abstract: Photographic emulsions are disclosed in which at least 50 percent of total grain projected area is accounted for by high (>90%) chloride thin (<0.2 .mu.m) high average aspect ratio (>8) tabular grains having {100} major faces each having at least one edge face oriented in an atomic plane differing from that of major faces to improve photographic performance.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for obtaining silver halide photographic emulsions containing grains of the core/shell type having {100} faces with cavities, and the corresponding photographic emulsions.These emulsions present an improved sensitivity.

Abstract: A chemically and spectrally sensitized ultrathin tabular grain emulsion is disclosed including tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, and (e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m.Improved sensitivity is observed when the surface chemical sensitization sites include silver halide protrusions of a face centered cubic crystal lattice structure forming epitaxial junctions with the tabular grains and having a higher overall solubility than at least that portion of the tabular grains forming epitaxial junctions with the protrusions and a sensitivity enhancing combination of dopants are contained in the silver halide grains including a first sensitivity enhancing dopant capable of providing shallow electron trapping sites and a second sensitivity enhancing selenium dopant.

Abstract: Improved sensitivity and reduced minimum density are provided by an emulsion in which high bromide tabular grains exhibit an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m and have latent image forming reduction chemical sensitization sites and adsorbed spectral sensitizing dye on their surfaces. The tabular grains contain a dopant capable of forming shallow electron trapping sites, and the spectral sensitizing dye exhibits an oxidation potential more positive than 1.2 volts. A photographic element is disclosed which locates the emulsion in a layer overlying a minus blue recording emulsion layer. Exceptionally sharp images are formed in the minus blue recording emulsion layer when in the overlying emulsion layer greater than 97 percent of the total projected area of the silver halide grains having an equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.2 .mu.m is accounted for by tabular grains having an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m.

Abstract: Radiation-sensitive emulsions are disclosed in which tabular grains of a face centered cubic crystal lattice structure having parallel {111} major faces and an average aspect ratio of at least 5 are comprised of a central region containing greater than 50 mole percent bromide and a tabular band containing at least 60 mole percent chloride and extending laterally outwardly from the central region to form at least 2 percent of the {111} major faces.

Abstract: Radiation sensitive emulsions are disclosed in which surface sensitized silver halide grains are agglomerated into discrete clumps and the clumps are separated by peptizer. The emulsions exhibit a higher sensitivity than emulsions in which grains of the same mean size are individually separated by peptizer.

Abstract: Radiation-sensitive emulsions are disclosed in which tabular grains of a face centered cubic crystal lattice structure having parallel {111} major faces and an average aspect ratio of at least 5 are comprised of a central region containing greater than 50 mole percent chloride and a tabular band containing less than 40 mole percent chloride and extending laterally outwardly from the central region to form at least 25 percent of the {111} major faces.

Abstract: An improved spectrally sensitized ultrathin tabular grain emulsion is disclosed in which tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide and at least 0.25 mole percent iodide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, (e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m, and (f) having latent image forming chemical sensitization sites on the surfaces of the tabular grains, are spectrally sensitized. The speed-granularity relationship of the emulsion is improved by employing in forming the surface chemical sensitization sites at least one silver salt epitaxially located on tabular grain surface sites that contain increased iodide concentrations.