Study of Beam Energy Spectrum Measurement in the NLC Extraction Line

Abstract

The NLC extraction line provides a secondary focal point with a low beta function and 2 cm dispersion which can be used for measurement of the beam energy spectrum. In this study, tracking simulations were performed to transport the 0.5 TeV electron beam from the Interaction Point (IP) to the secondary focus (SF), ``measure'' the resultant transverse beam profile and reconstruct the disrupted IP energy spread. In the simulation, the obtained energy spectrum reproduced the initial IP spread reasonably well, especially with the vertical dispersion at SF which provides larger ratio of dispersion to the betatron beam size.