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HERSCHEL EFFECT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- direct positive paper
1, record 1, English, direct%20positive%20paper
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] sensitised paper generally used for contact document copying, yielding a positive copy of a positive original. 1, record 1, English, - direct%20positive%20paper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For example : silver halide paper prefogged during manufacture is exposed direct or by reflex printing using yellow light which, as a result of the Herschel effect, destroys the latent fog in areas corresponding to the white background.... 1, record 1, English, - direct%20positive%20paper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papier positif direct
1, record 1, French, papier%20positif%20direct
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les papiers pour le développement de positifs directs comportent des émulsions extra-dures très lentes - aussi lentes que les papiers diazo [...]. Le développement automatique des papiers positifs directs pose des problèmes qui peuvent être résolus par l'emploi de monobains [...]. 1, record 1, French, - papier%20positif%20direct
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Herschel effect 1, record 2, English, Herschel%20effect
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--ability of red or infrared radiations to bleach out a latent image previously formed in on emulsion otherwise insensitive to this region of the spectrum. 1, record 2, English, - Herschel%20effect
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- effet Herschel 1, record 2, French, effet%20Herschel
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--consiste en une destruction plus ou moins partielle de l'image latente par des radiations de plus grandes longueurs d'onde que celles qui (...) ont donné naissance à cette image latente. 1, record 2, French, - effet%20Herschel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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