Fast damping of acoustic waves in solar coronal loops as a result of their radiation

The problem of the observed fast damping of longitudinal waves in solar coronal magnetic loops is studied. According to some data, the radiation effect, which plays a key role in the cooling of coronal loops that are observed in the extreme UV wavelength range, is used to explain this phenomenon. The dispersion relation for slow magnetosonic modes of a cylindrical magnetic tube has been obtained with regard to the radiation effect. It has been indicated that the radiation actually results in the fast damping of the slow magnetosonic modes of coronal magnetic loops.