Applications of BaF2 windows
Spectroscopic assemblies: barium fluoride works well in spectroscopic assemblies, primarily for IR applications, and it was noted that barium fluoride prisms with IR polishing may have limited transmission properties in VUVs made from low purity BaF2 crystals.
Biomedical imaging: in the field of biomedical imaging, barium fluoride is used as a contrast agent whose main function is to increase the contrast of the image so as to display the morphological structure of human tissues and organs more clearly.