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IT is generally known that fission tracks intersecting the surface of man-made soda–lime–silica glasses can be etched with HF at room temperature1,2. In this technique the acid attacks the tracks preferentially so that they become visible in the microscope before the glass itself is destroyed. An NaOH etch at 60° C has been reported for phosphate glasses3.
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DAVISON, C. NaOH Etch of Fission Tracks in a Soda-Lime-Silica Glass. Nature 247, 103 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247103a0
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