The Theory of the Photographic Process

xvii, 714 pp. CONTENTS: Properties of Silver Halides: Structure and Thermodynamic Properties; Structural Defects and Ionic Conductivity; Surface Properties of the Silver Halide/Solution Interface; Optical and Electronic Properties of Silver Halide Crystals. Gelatin: General Properties; Properties of Gelatin in Relation to Its Use in the Preparation of Photographic Emulsions; The Hardening of Gelatin and Emulsions. Precipitation and Growth of Silver Halide Emulsion Grains. The Mechanism of Formation of the Latent Image: General; Reciprocity Failure and the Intermittency Effect; Photographic Sensitivity at Low Temperatures. Chemical Sensitization and Environmental Effects: Chemical Sensitization; Environment. Disposition of the Latent Image as Determined by Variation of Exposure and Development Techniques. Latent Image Effects Leading to Reversal or Desensitization. Sensitizing and Desensitizing Dyes. Adsorption of Sensitizing Dyes to Silver Halides. Spectral Sensitivity and the Mechanism of Spectral Sensitization. The Developing Agents and Their Reactions. Principles and Chemistry of Color Photography: Principles of Color Photography; Mechanism of Dye Formation and Related Reactions; Color Forming Agents; Silver Dye Bleach Process; Image-Transfer Processes. The Mechanism of Development. The Rate of Development: General Kinetics of Negative Image Development; Superadditivity. Complementary Processes: General; Effects of Nondevelopment Processes on Color Systems. Diffusion Transfer and Monobaths. Sensitometry of Black-and-White Materials. Sensitometry of Color Films and Papers. Tone and Color Reproduction. Optical Properties of the Photographic Emulsion. Image Structure. Detective Quantum Efficiency and Ultimate Sensitivity. Photographic Action of High Energy Radiation: Exposure Mechanisms of High Energy Radiation; Electron-Beam Exposures; X Rays and Gamma Rays. Author Index. Subject Index.