Modern dosimetry needs efficient detectors for registering light ions, especially light ions having energies of up to 10 MeV/amu. That is why this research pays attention to the development of materials for such a task. In this work, a CR-39 detector, which is the most efficient detector, was used. It was irradiated with low-energy protons. Using sensitive electrolytic etching and electron scanning microscopy, a complete analysis was carried out of the process of the formation of a pore starting from its opening to the final stage of its formation. The process of sequential track breakthroughs was observed. The data obtained on the shape of the pore and the parameters of its formation allow simulation of the process of etching. The etch rates and sensitivity of etching are determined. The influence of energy losses on the geometry of the pore is considered.
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