BaCl2:Eu2+ microcrystals embedded in the NaCl host have been obtained in the NaCl-BaCl2(1 mol % )-EuCl3(0.02 mol % ) crystalline system. The influence of the annealing conditions on the formation of such particles has been studied. In particular, long-term annealing (at 200 ¡ã§³ during 100 h) promotes the microcrystals formation in the NaCl-BaCl2-Eu crystalline system. The subsequent heat treatment (annealed at 600 ¡ã§³ during 72 h and quenched to room temperature) is shown to lead to the destruction of the majority of these particles. The luminescent-kinetic properties of BaCl2:Eu2+ microcrystals have been studied upon the ultra-violet excitation by the synchrotron radiation. The X-ray excited luminescence has been measured in order to estimate the distribution of europium ions between microcrystals and the NaCl host. The excitation mechanisms of Eu2+ ions in the NaCl-BaCl2-Eu crystalline system are discussed.