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Table C.1.
Input parameters used in the simulations for the different flare scenarios.
| Parameter | Variable | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source | |||
| Initial magnetic field | B0 | 0.04 | G |
| Magnetic field configuration | mB | 1 | - |
| Initial blob radius | R0 | 2.8 × 1016 | cm |
| Blob Doppler factor | δ | 29 | - |
| Redshift | z | 0.0308 | - |
| Angle to observer | θ | {0 ; 1} | ° |
| Evolution | |||
| Quiescent injection duration | tinj | 30 | R/c |
| Quiescent escape timescale | tesc | 1 | R/c |
| Beginning of expansion | texp | 0 | R/c |
| Beginning of flaring | tflare | 2 | R/c |
| Duration of flaring | tdur | 3 | days* |
| Escape timescale during flaring | tesc, flare | 1 | R/c |
| Continuous injection spectrum | |||
| Spectrum normalization | Ṅinj | 1.86 × 10−14 | cm−3s−1 |
| Spectrum slope | αinj | -2.23 | - |
| Pivot Lorentz factor | γinj, pivot | 1.0 × 105 | - |
| Cutoff Lorentz factor | γinj, cut | 5.8 × 105 | - |
| Minimal injected Lorentz factor | γinj, min | 800 | - |
| Flaring injection spectrum | |||
| Spectrum normalization | Ṅadd | 4 × 10−14 | cm−3s−1 |
| Spectrum slope | αadd | -2.23 | - |
| Pivot Lorentz factor | γadd, pivot | 1.0 × 105 | - |
| Cutoff Lorentz factor | γadd, cut | 5.8 × 105 | - |
| Minimal injected Lorentz factor | γadd, min | 800 | - |
| Particle acceleration | |||
| Fermi I reacceleration timescale | tFI | [0.7 − 2.0] | R/c |
| Turbulent spectrum slope | q | 2 | - |
| Maximum spectrum wavelength | λmax | [0 − 1] | R |
| Turbulence level | ℒturb | [0 − 1] | - |
| Simulation grids | |||
| Minimal electron Lorentz factor | γmin | 100 | - |
| Maximal electron Lorentz factor | γmax | 1.0 × 107 | - |
| Lorentz factor grid’s points | nγ | 200 | - |
| Simulation start time | tstart | 0 | R/c |
| Simulation end time | tend | 30 | R/c |
| Time grid’s bins | nbins | 1000 | - |
Notes. Curly brackets indicate different choices made for a parameter depending on the scenario. *The duration of flaring is given in units of days in the observer frame.
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