Abstract: Red and orange-red emitting long persistence phosphors based on strontium sulfide and activated with a divalent rare earth such as europium, can be made by heating in the presence of an ammonium halide, or a trivalent rare earth. Using ammonium halide as the flux, the red-emitting phosphor can be molded into a desired shape. Using ammonium halide and powdered alumina, the red-emitting phosphor can be made into a powder directly. Heating a rare earth activated (Eu) strontium sulfide in the presence of a trivalent rare earth salt in the presence of sulfur and a source of carbon, fine particle size red-emitting phosphor particles can be made.