Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer which contains silver halide grains containing from 1.times.10.sup.-8 to 8.times.10.sup.-6 mole of a rhodium salt per mole of silver, and containing in said emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloidal layer a compound represented by formula (I)R.sup.1 -NHNH-G-R.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group; and G represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfoxy group, a phosphoryl group, or an N-substituted or unsubstituted imino group; is exposed to imagewise pattern of light and then development-processed with a developer containing 0.15 mole/liter or more of sulfite ion and having a pH adjusted to from 9.5 to 12.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing a hydrazine derivative of the general formula (I):R.sub.1 --NHNHCHO (I)wherein R.sub.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, is developed with high contrast by the use of an aqueous alkaline developer having a pH value of 10.5 to 12.3 and comprising the following components (1) through (5):(1) a dihydroxybenzene type developing agent;(2) a p-aminophenol type developing agent;(3) at least 0.3 mol/l of a sulfite preservative;(4) 0.05 to 0.30 mol/l of an alkanolamine of the general formula (II):(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 N--R.sub.2 (II)wherein R.sub.2 is a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; and(5) 10.sup.-4 to 10.sup.-2 mol/l of a mercapto compound of the general formula (III); ##STR1## where M.sub.1 and M.sub.2 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or an ammonium group;whereby a negative image of high contrast may be formed on said photographic material.

Abstract: A method for patterning a photoresist or insulating layer on a printed wiring board utilizes two photoreactive coatings comprising a photoprocessable ultraviolet (UV) sensitive layer overlaid with a thin, unexposed, undeveloped strip base silver film. A white light x-y plotter, preferably employing an octagonal aperture, is driven directly from a CAD system to expose the film on the board in the desired pattern without affecting the underlying UV sensitive layer. The film is then developed on the board and employed as an in situ mask for the underlying UV layer during exposure of the board to a UV flood lamp. After UV exposure the film is peeled off to allow conventional processing of the selectively polymerized layer. This technique produces high resolution, inspectable onboard masks in full registration using reliable low energy plotters.

Abstract: A photosensitive silver halide material for obtaining black and white half-tone dot or line images comprises a fine grain and high-chloride silver halide emulsion reactively associated with an aqueous latex of a hydrophobic vinyl addition polymer in combination with a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxy-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindenes, benzotriazoles and benzimidazoles. The silver halide emulsion has an average grain size lower than or equal to 0.20 micron with at least 60% of its molar halide content consisting of chloride ions.The material allows high-contrast and high resolving power images to be obtained.The material has a good developability in photographic processings and this reduces the development times and increases productivity.

Abstract: Direct positive photographic elements are disclosed employing internal latent image silver halide emulsions associated with developer autoxidation promoter agents constituted by 5 or 6 membered nucleus-containing heterocyclic compounds comprising an azomethine group, whose methine group is substituted with a 5-amino-1,2,4-triazolyl group, and/or copper complex compounds thereof.Preferably said direct positive photographic elements are multi-layer elements comprising internal latent image type type silver halide emulsion layers sensitized to different regions of the visible light and associated with image-dye providing compounds (photographic color couplers).

Abstract: A process for forming photographic image is disclosed, comprising photographically developing, in the presence of a polyalkylene oxide compound, a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material including at least one silver halide emulsion layer and containing in at least said emulsion layer or other hydrophilic layer a compound represented by formula (I). ##STR1## wherein: A and A' each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkalihydrolyzable group;R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 each represents a group capable of substituting a hydrogen atom on the hydroquinone nucleus, with R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, A and R.sub.1, or A and R.sub.2 together form a ring; andX represents a group which shows a development-inhibiting effect after being released.

Abstract: A lithographic photosensitive material which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and that, contains as a lithographic development accelerating agent a compound represented by the following general formula (I) in its silver halide emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloidal layer: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.5 may be the same or different, and they each represent hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 each represents hydrogen or an alkyl group, or they may combine with each other to form a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen containing saturated hetero ring), --NH--CO--R.sub.8 or --NHSO.sub.2 --R.sub.9 (wherein R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group), or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may combine with each other to form a benzene ring and that, it is necessary to said compound that at least one of substituents R.sub.1, R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and a developing process used in connection with that material are disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion in which at least 80 mole % of the whole silver halide is composed of silver chloride, the mean grain size thereof is less than 0.4 .mu.m, and which contains more than 1.times.10.sup.-6 mole of a water-soluble rhodium salt per mole of silver at an optional period before finishing the first ripening in the production step for the silver halide emulsion. The material also contains 1.times.10.sup.-5 to 1.times.10.sup.-2 mole of polyalkylene oxide having a molecular weight of at least 600 or a derivative thereof per mole of silver. The process involves imagewise exposing the material and processing it in a developer containing 0.05 to 0.5 mole/liter of a dihydroxybenzene series developing agent, 0 to 0.05 g/liter of an auxiliary developing agent, at least 0.

Abstract: A method of forming a photographic image which comprises development processing with an alkaline aqueous activator solution a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one surface latent image type silver halide emulsion layer, and containing in at least one layer selected from a silver halide emulsion layer and another hydrophilic colloid-layer (1) a hydroquinone series developing agent and (2) an acylhydrazine compound represented by formula (I):R.sup.1 NHNHCOR.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or alkyl group; and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or alkyl group,wherein the aqueous activator solution or a prebath thereof contains at least one compound represented by formula (II): ##STR1## wherein each of W.sup.1, W.sup.2, W.sup.3, and W.sup.

Abstract: A photographic image-forming method comprising imagewise exposing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive element containing a specific hydroquinone derivative in the silver halide emulsion layer of substantially the surface latent image type or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer thereof and then developing the exposed light-sensitive element in the presence of a specific hydrazine compound. The method forms a photographic image having markedly high negative gradation.

Abstract: A lithographic silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is described which scarcely exhibits colored fringe and black pepper, forms halftone dots of good quality whether a fresh or an exhausted developer is used for processing thereof, and which scarcely shows a drop in sensitivity even when a developer contaminated by a fixing solution is used; said material comprises a support and at least one lithographic silver halide emulsion layer, and containing in said emulsion layer or in another hydrophilic colliodal layer which does not contain silver halide emulsion at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein M represents hydrogen, an alkali metal ion or --NH.sub.4.sup..sym. ; X represents --SO.sub.2 NHR', --COOM', --SO.sub.3 M', --OH or --CONH.sub.2, wherein M' represents hydrogen, an alkali metal ion or --NH.sub.4.sup..sym.

Abstract: Pyrazolo [3,4-d] pyrimidine, and derivatives thereof, can be added to either a silver halide emulsion, or to a hydroquinone (litho) developer to accelerate development and reduce the induction period.

Abstract: A lith-type silver halide photographic material having high sensitivity and providing good dot quality images comprising a support having coated thereon a silver halide emulsion containing a sensitizing dye of dimethine merocyanine type represented by formula (I) and a sensitizing dye represented by formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a sulfoalkyl group, a carboxyalkyl group, a sulfoaralkyl group, or a carboxyaralkyl group; the alkyl moiety of each alkyl group contains up to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.3 represents --(CH.sub.2).sub.n.sbsb.1 CONH(CH.sub.2).sub.m.sbsb.1 OH or --(CH.sub.2).sub.n.sbsb.2 O(CH.sub.2).sub.m.sbsb.2 OH (wherein m.sub.1, m.sub.2, n.sub.1, and n.sub.2 each is 1 to 7; m.sub.1 +n.sub.1 and m.sub.2 +n.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer comprising substantially surface latent image type silver halide grains, and containing in said photographic emulsion layer or at least one of other hydrophilic colloid layers a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group which may be substituted or an aromatic group which may be substituted; Ar represents a divalent aromatic group which may be substituted; Y represents a divalent linking group; n represents 0 or 1; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group which may be substituted or an aromatic group which may be substituted; and Z represents a nonmetallic atomic group necessary to form a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring together with the ##STR2## linkage.

Abstract: A method of forming an extremely high-contrast negative photographic image which comprises image-wise exposing a photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a mono-disperse silver halide emulsion layer containing surface latent image type silver halide grains and also containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1):R.sup.1 NHNHCOR.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents an aryl group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or an unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and then processing the exposed light-sensitive material in the presence of a compound having a thioamido moiety in the molecule thereof.

Abstract: High contrast development of photographic elements, such as lithographic films used in the field of graphic arts, is carried out in the presence of a hydrazine compound with an aqueous alkaline developing solution which has a pH of above 10 and below 12 and contains a dihydroxybenzene developing agent, a 3-pyrazolidone developing agent, a sulfite preservative, and a contrast-promoting amount of an amino compound. The developing solution combines the advantages of high capacity, a high degree of stability, and a long effective life, while providing excellent contrast and speed characteristics.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion which comprises at least one compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## where Z represents an atomic group necessary to complete an oxazole nucleus, a benzoxazole nucleus or a naphthoxazole nucleus, R.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, R.sub.2 represents an alkoxycarbonylalkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, a hydroxyalkoxyalkyl group, a carbamoylalkyl group, a hydroxyphenyl group or a hydroxyalkylphenyl group, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 which may be the same or different each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a chlorine atom or a carboxyl group, and a lithographic silver halide material containing the same.

Abstract: A process for forming a very contrasty negative photographic image which comprises developing a photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one layer of a negative image monodispersed silver halide photographic emulsion comprising substantially surface latent image type silver halide grains, wherein the average grain size of the silver halide grains is 0.7 micron or less, with the silver halide photographic emulsion containing a binder in an amount of 250 g or less per mol of silver halide, and at least one hydrographic colloid layer containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I):R.sup.1 NHNHCOR.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents an aryl group and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, in the presence of a compound represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): ##STR1## wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.