The present invention provides an image forming method comprising the steps of exposing imagewisely an image forming material having a photosensitive layer comprising an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound on a substrate to overlapping infrared beams. Th
The present invention provides an image forming method comprising the steps of exposing imagewisely an image forming material having a photosensitive layer comprising an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound on a substrate to overlapping infrared beams. The solubility of the photosensitive layer in an alkali developing solution reduces upon exposure to light of wavelengths in the range of 750 nm to 1400 nm. The exposed image forming material is developed, and the infrared beam diameter used in light exposure is 20 μm or less, and the overlapping coefficient is 0.8 or more.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming method comprising: scanning exposing an image forming material having a photosensitive layer comprising an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound on a substrate to infrared beams from a light source so that the dista
What is claimed is: 1. An image forming method comprising: scanning exposing an image forming material having a photosensitive layer comprising an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound on a substrate to infrared beams from a light source so that the distance between centers of the infrared beams in the sub-scanning direction is smaller than the beam diameter of each of the infrared beams, the solubility of the photosensitive layer in an alkali developing solution being reduced upon exposure to light of wavelengths in the range of 750 nm to 1400 nm; and forming an image by developing the exposed image forming material, wherein the imagewise light exposure is carried out under conditions where the infrared beam diameter is 20 μm or less, and the overlapping coefficient, which is the ratio of the full-width half-maximum (FWHM) of the infrared beam diameter to the distance between beam centers in the sub-scanning direction, is in the range of 0.8 to 4. 2. An image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the image forming material is provided successively with the photosensitive layer and a protective layer on the substrate. 3. An image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the image forming material is provided with a photosensitive layer comprising an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a binder polymer having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a linking group including two or more atoms selected from the group consisting of a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom, the number of the atoms being 2 to 82; A represents an oxygen atom or--NR3--, wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 1 to 5. 4. An image forming method according to claim 3, wherein the image forming material is a photosensitive planographic printing plate precursor. 5. An image forming method according to claim 4, wherein the polymerization initiator is at least one compound selected from onium salts represented by formulae (III) to (V): Ar11--I+--Ar12 Z11- General formula (III) wherein Ar11 and Ar2 each independently represents an aryl group containing 20 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent group, and Z11- represents a counterion selected from the group consisting of a halogen ion, perchlorate ion, tetrafluoroborate ion, hexafluorophosphate ion, carboxylate ion and sulfonate ion; Ar21--N+≡N Z21- General formula (IV) wherein Ar21 represents an aryl group containing 20 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent group, and Z21- represents a counterion having the same meaning as defined for Z11-; wherein R31, R32 and R33 may be the same or different, and each represents a hydrocarbon group containing 20 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent group, and Z31- represents a counterion having the same meaning as defined for Z11-. 6. An image forming method according to claim 5, which further comprises a heating step for heat treatment of the light-exposed photosensitive planographic printing plate precursor at a temperature in the range of 60° to 150° C. after the step of light exposure with an infrared beam and before the image forming step of developing the exposed photosensitive planographic printing plate precursor. 7. An image forming method according to claim 6, which further comprises desensitizing the photosensitive planographic printing plate precursor with a desensitizing solution after the image forming step by developing the photosensitive planographic printing plate precursor. 8. An image forming method comprising: exposing imagewisely an image forming material having a photosensitive layer comprising an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound on a substrate to infrared beams emitted from a laser diode light source so that the distance between centers of the infrared beams in the sub-scanning direction is smaller than the beam diameter of each of the infrared beams, the solubility of the photosensitive layer in an alkali developing solution being reduced upon exposure to light of wavelengths in the range of 750 nm to 1400 nm; and developing the image forming material, wherein the imagewise light exposure is carried out under conditions where the resolution of the infrared beam used in the light exposure step is 300 to 1300 dpi, the beam diameter is 20 μm or less, and the overlapping coefficient, which is the ratio of the full-width half-maximum (FWHM) of the infrared beam diameter to the distance between beam centers in the sub-scanning direction, is in the range of 0.8 to 4. 9. An image forming method according to claim 8, wherein the image forming material is provided successively with the photosensitive layer and a protective layer on the substrate. 10. An image forming method according to claim 9, wherein the image forming material is provided with a photosensitive layer comprising an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a binder polymer having a repeating unit represented by formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a linking group including two or more atoms selected from the group consisting of a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom, the number of the atoms being 2 to 82; A represents an oxygen atom or--NR3--, wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 1 to 5. 11. An image forming method according to claim 10, wherein the image forming material is a photosensitive planographic printing plate precursor. 12. An image forming method according to claim 11, wherein the protective layer comprises at least one water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, vinyl alcohol/vinyl phthalate copolymers, vinyl acetate/vinyl alcohol/vinyl phthalate copolymers, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid copolymers, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, acidic celluloses, gelatin, gum arabic, polyacrylic acid and polyacrylamide. 13. An image forming method according to claim 12, wherein the oxygen permeability (A) of the protective layer at 25° C. at 1 atmospheric pressure is represented by the formula 0.2≦A≦20 (cc/m2·day). 14. An image forming method according to claim 13, wherein the polymerization initiator is at least one compound selected from onium salts represented by formulae (III) to (V): Ar11--I+--Ar12 Z11- General formula (III) wherein Ar11 and Ar12 each independently represents an aryl group containing 20 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent group; and Z11- represents a counterion selected from the group consisting of a halogen ion, perchlorate ion, tetrafluoroborate ion, hexafluorophosphate ion, carboxylate ion and sulfonate ion; Ar21--N+≡N Z21- General formula (IV) wherein Ar21 represents an aryl group containing 20 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent group; and Z21- represents a counterion having the same meaning as defined for Z11-; wherein R31, R32 and R33 may be the same or different, and represent a hydrocarbon group containing 20 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent group; and Z31- represents a counterion having the same meaning as defined for Z11-. 15. An image forming method according to claim 14, which further comprises a heating step for heat treatment of the light-exposed photosensitive planographic printing plate at a temperature in the range of 60° to 150° C. after the step of light exposure with infrared beams and before the image forming step of developing the photosensitive planographic printing plate. 16. An image forming method according to claim 15, which further comprises a step of desensitizing the photosensitive planographic printing plate with a desensitizing solution after the image forming step by developing the photosensitive planographic printing plate.
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