On radiative dissipation of sinusoidal c
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R. G. Giovanelli
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Article
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1979
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Springer
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English
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A first-order theory is developed for the radiative dissipation of compressive waves in the chromosphere above Tmin, where line radiation becomes dominant. The radiative relaxation time, which is the key to dissipation, is shown to depend on wave amplitude, falling greatly for amplitudes ~> 2 km s -