Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet containing a substrate having thereon a thermal insulation layer, an intermediate layer and an image receiving layer in that order, wherein the thermal insulation layer, the image receiving layer and the intermediate layer each is formed by an aqueous coating method.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet containing a substrate having thereon a thermal insulation layer, an intermediate layer and an image receiving layer in that order, wherein the thermal insulation layer, the image receiving layer and the intermediate layer each is formed by an aqueous coating method.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet containing a substrate having thereon a thermal insulation layer, an intermediate layer and an image receiving layer in that order, wherein the thermal insulation layer, the image receiving layer and the intermediate layer each is formed by an aqueous coating method.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet containing a substrate having thereon a porous intermediate layer and an image receiving layer in that order, wherein the porous intermediate layer has a void ratio of not less than 30%; the porous intermediate layer contains inorganic microparticles; and the porous intermediate layer and the image receiving layer are formed by a coating method.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a heat insulating layer and a layer adjacent to the heat insulating layer on a substrate, wherein the heat insulating layer is provided between the layer and the substrate, the heat insulating layer contains hollow particles in an amount of at least 65 percent by mass, and the heat insulating layer and the layer are formed by simultaneous multi-layer coating.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a heat insulating layer and a layer adjacent to the heat insulating layer on a substrate, wherein the heat insulating layer is provided between the layer and the substrate, the heat insulating layer contains hollow particles in an amount of at least 65 percent by mass, and the heat insulating layer and the layer are formed by simultaneous multi-layer coating.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet containing a substrate having thereon a thermal insulation layer, an intermediate layer and an image receiving layer in that order, wherein the thermal insulation layer, the image receiving layer and the intermediate layer each is formed by an aqueous coating method.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet containing a substrate having thereon a porous intermediate layer and an image receiving layer in that order, wherein the porous intermediate layer has a void ratio of not less than 30%; the porous intermediate layer contains inorganic microparticles; and the porous intermediate layer and the image receiving layer are formed by a coating method.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion improved in radiation resistance is disclosed, comprising tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of 20 to 500 and an average spacing between twin planes of 10 to 160 A, and at least 80% by number of the tabular grains being accounted for by hexagonal tabular grains having an adjacent edge ratio of not less than 1.0 and less than 1.2. There is also disclosed a photographic material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer containing the tabular grains.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion improved in radiation resistance is disclosed, comprising tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of 20 to 500 and an average spacing between twin planes of 10 to 160 A, and at least 80% by number of the tabular grains being accounted for by hexagonal tabular grains having an adjacent edge ratio of not less than 1.0 and less than 1.2. There is also disclosed a photographic material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer containing the tabular grains.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive layer, a green-sensitive layer and a yellow dye-forming blue-sensitive layer, wherein the photographic material satisfies a specified relation, which is concerned with latent image keeping thereof. Further, at least one light-sensitive layer of the photographic material comprises a silver halide emulsion layer containing internally reduction-sensitized silver halide grains.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is provided, which comprises silver halide twinned-crystal grains and satisfy the following requirements (1) and (2):(1) the longest distance between twin planes is within the range of 10 to 100 .ANG. on the average,(2) said silver halide grains each comprise a core comprising silver iodobromide having a silver iodide content of not less than 7 mol % and a shell comprising one or more layers different in halide composition from each other, in which at least one layer of the shell comprises silver iodobromide or silver bromide, the outermost layer having a silver iodide content of 0 to 4 mol %.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains which meet the following requirements (1) and (2):(1) the silver halide grains are formed in the presence of an oxidizing agent, and(2) the silver halide grains each have, in respect of distance L from the grain center to the grain surface, a point at which the content of silver iodide becomes maximum within distance L.sub.1 from the grain center to 0.67 L, and a point at which the content of silver iodide becomes minimum within distance L.sub.2 from 0.58 L to the grain surface and, in each grain, the silver iodide content shows a substantially monotonous decease in the range from L.sub.1 to L.sub.2, and(L.sub.2 -L.sub.1)/L>0.20is satisfied.

Abstract: A method of producing a silver halide emulsion and a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing the emulsion are disclosed. The silver halide emulsion comprises light-sensitive silver halide grains containing at least one of first silver halide phases and at least one of second silver halide phases. The method comprises the steps of (a) forming the first silver halide phases in the presence of substantially one kind of first fine silver halide grains, said first silver halide phases having a silver halide composition different from that of the first fine silver halide grains, and (b) forming the second silver halide phases by supplying second fine silver halide grains having a solubility product higher than that of the first fine silver halide grains.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is provided, wherein at least one spectral-sensitive layer comprises two or more silver Halide emulsion layers each containing monodispersed silver halide grains having two parallel twin planes and an aspect ratio of 3 or less, having development starting points localized at specific sites on the grain surface or in the vicinity thereof.