Beam-beam simulations for PEP-II

The self-consistent beam-beam code described by Cai et al. (2001) is used to simulate various parameter sets for PEP-II. The aim is to find better operating tunes and machine parameters such as beta functions and emittances for optimizing luminosity. At the current working point, the simulated luminosity agrees with the measured luminosity within 10 %. New working points in the LER were studied in simulations and measurements. Comparisons between simulations and measurements are shown in this paper.