Energy-spread measurement of triple-pulse electron beams based on the magnetic dispersion principle

The energy-spread of the triple-pulse electron beam generated by the Dragon-II linear induction accelerator is measured using the method of energy dispersion in the magnetic field. A sector magnet is applied for energy analyzing of the electron beam, which has a bending radius of 300 mm and a deflection angle of 90 degrees. For each pulse, both the time-resolved and the integral images of the electron position at the output port of the bending beam line are recorded by a streak camera and a CCD camera, respectively. Experimental results demonstrate an energy-spread of less than +-2.0% for the electron pulses. The cavity voltage waveforms obtained by different detectors are also analyzed for comparison.