The process or phenomenon by which a beam of electrons or other particles in a vacuum tube or particle accelerator tends to become more dispersed (laterally and longitudinally) as it travels.
Origin
1940s. From de- + bunching. Compare earlier rebunching.
Definition of debunching in US English:
debunching
noundiːˈbʌn(t)ʃɪŋ
Particle Physics
The process or phenomenon by which a beam of electrons or other particles in a vacuum tube or particle accelerator tends to become more dispersed (laterally and longitudinally) as it travels.
Origin
1940s. From de- + bunching. Compare earlier rebunching.