At 08:31 PM 7/12/2009, you wrote:
since the normal CR-39 direct-contact chip is solidly damaged in areas in contact,The CR-39 is not damaged when the 6 micron protective film is in place. Also, the "electrolysis damage" and "contact damage" arguments were invalidated by control experiments.
No, by "damaged" I meant that they are so heavily pitted that individual tracks can't be distinguished.
Or counted.

