Electrophotography and Development Physics focuses on the complicated and increasingly important technology found in photocopiers and laser printers. An introduction chapter acquaints the reader with the technical history of electrophotography, its current and projected markets, and also alternative related copying and printing technologies. A concise descriptionof the physics of the complete electrophotgraphic process is followed by an in-depth treatment of static electricity. The three types of developmentsystems (two component, monocomponent, and liquid), and their associated charging mechanisms. In this second edition, a discussion of the new color copiers and a chapter updating the original material have been added. On mastering this material, which is presented in a manner suitable for both the newcomer and the established expert, the reader will have a workingknowledge of the electrophotographic process and a detailed knowledge of its important subsystem, development.

This book is concerned with the technology of photocopiers and laser printers. A concise description of the physics of the complete electrophotographic process is followed by an in-depth treatment of the three types of development systems (two-component, monocomponent and liquid) and their associated charging mechanisms. In the second edition, a discussion of color copiers and a chapter updating the original material were added. On mastering this material, the reader will have a working knowledge of the electrophotographic process and a detailed knowledge of its most important subsystem: development.