Barium Fluoride By Madras Fluorine Pvt. Ltd.

we are the popular exporter, manufacturer and supplier of Barium Fluoride in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Barium fluoride (BaF2) is a chemical compound of barium and fluorine and is a salt. It is a solid which can be a transparent crystal. It occurs in nature as the mineral frankdicksonite. Barium fluoride is also a common, very fast (one of the fastest) scintillators for the detection of X-rays, gamma rays or other high energy particles. One of its applications is the detection of 511 keV gamma photons in positron emission tomography. It responds also to alpha and beta particles, but, unlike most scintillators, it does not glow in ultraviolet light. It can be also used for detection of high-energy (10a 150 MeV) neutrons, and use pulse shape discrimination techniques to separate them from simultaneously occurring gamma photons

Properties:
FormulaBaF2
Molecular weight175.36
AppearanceWhite powder
Melting point1353C
Boiling point2260C
Solubility1.620 g/l of H2Oat 30C