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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
May. 23, 2000
Mario Mariotti, Carcare, IT;
Stefania Ghirardo, Savona, IT;
Giuseppe Rocca, Carcare, IT;
Mauro Avidano, Asti, IT;
Alessandro Gunnella, Savona, IT;
Ezio Astengo, Bragno/Cairo Montenotte, IT;
Ferrania S.p.A., Savona, IT;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a light-sensitive emulsion, and a light-sensitive photographic material containing the same, comprising silver bromoiodide grains of a core shell structure comprising a) an inner core consisting essentially of silver bromide or silver bromoiodide, the silver iodide content of said inner core being within the range of 0 to 10 mole %, and b) a plurality of shells consisting essentially of silver bromide or silver bromoiodide, wherein a pure silver iodide phase representing from 0.1 to 5 mole % of the total silver halide grain content is interposed between two adjacent shells, and wherein at least one of said adjacent shells has a silver iodide content higher than 5 mole %.