Impact parameter dependence of electronic energy loss

Energy-loss moments of the electronic energy loss are calculated as functions of impact parameter for protons of 1 to 7 MeV incident upon Be, Al, Cu, Ag, and Ta targets. The Lindhard dielectric-function formalism is used, in the local-density approximation. The target-atom electron densities are Lenz-Jensen, and the projectile is a point charge. The moments are fitted by a simple algebraic function, and the energy and Z2 dependence of the parameters of this function are given.