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Cooling of a coronal flare loop through radiation and conduction

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A simple method is proposed for a computation of the cooling of coronal flare loops by radiation and conduction, for various temperatures, densities, and lengths of the loops. The relative importance of conductive and radiative losses is briefly discussed.

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Švestka, Z. Cooling of a coronal flare loop through radiation and conduction. Sol Phys 108, 411–414 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00214172

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