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Strontium iodide (SrI2) is a salt of strontium and iodine. It is an ionic, water-soluble, and deliquescent compound that can be used in medicine as a substitute for potassium iodide .[5] It is also used as a scintillation gamma radiation detector, typically doped with europium, due to its optical clarity, relatively high density, high effective atomic number (Z=48), and high scintillation light yield.[6] In recent years, europium-doped strontium iodide (SrI2:Eu2+) has emerged as a promising scintillation material for gamma-ray spectroscopy with extremely high light yield and proportional response, exceeding that of the widely used high performance commercial scintillator LaBr3:Ce3+. Large diameter SrI2 crystals can be grown reliably using vertical Bridgman technique [7] and are being commercialized by several companies.[8][9]

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Strontium iodide can be prepared by reacting strontium carbonate with hydroiodic acid:

SrCO3 + 2 HI → SrI2 + H2O + CO2

Strontium iodide forms a white powder that slowly changes to a yellowish colour when exposed to air. At high temperatures (in the presence of air) strontium iodide completely decomposes to form strontium oxide and free iodine.[10]

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  7. ^ Datta, A.; Lam, S.; Swider, S.; Motakef, S. (October 2016). "Crystal growth of large diameter strontium iodide scintillators using in Situ stoichiometry monitoring". 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop (NSS/MIC/RTSD). pp. 1–4. doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2016.8116640. ISBN 978-1-5090-1642-6. S2CID 31775311.
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