Impact parameter dependence of electronic energy loss for heavy ions at low velocity

The impact parameter dependence of electronic energy loss for heavy ions colliding at low velocity with atoms has been studied using the shell-wise local electron-density model. Roothaan-Hartree-Fock wave functions are used to calculate the local electron density of the atoms studied. The Brandt-Kitagawa effective stopping power charge theory is modified to incorporate the effective charge obtained using Fermi-level scattering phase shift calculations based on the density-functional formalism. The theoretical results are compared with available experimental measurements.