Dispersion of latent image specks formed by β- radiation was studied for sulfur- sensitized cubic grain emulsions by means of the arrested development technique, and compared with the one for the sulfur- sensitized octahedral grain emulsions reported previously. The number of latent image specks in one grain,
n, was counted and the distribution of
n was measured. The average number of β- particles striking one grain,
w, was evaluated statistically. The average number of latent image specks in one grain,
v, increased with
w, and the relationship between
w and
v was linear at small
w. The average number of latent image specks formed by one strike of a β- particle,
z, was evaluated from this relationship, and it increased with the sensitization level. But this increase for the cubic grain emulsions was smaller than that for the octahedral ones. It was confirmed again that this value
z is the useful and quantitative index for the dispersion of latent image specks.
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