. . "A europium-activated x-ray phosphor composition of the formula: Ba1-x Srx FH:yEuwherein x is from about 0 to about 0.5, y is from about 0.001 to about 0.100 and H is a halogen selected from the chlorine and bromine, characterized in that europium is present in the trivalent state in an amount of at least 1 percent of the amount of europium in the divalent state. 2." . .