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Table 4

Model parameters for the variable emission from the beam of PKS 2155-304.

Parameter description lc1 value lc2 value lc3 value lc4 value lc5 value lc6 value

Γs shock Lorentz factor 13 10.5 13 13 11.5 11.5
ηb acceleration efficiency 10-2 10-2 10-2 10-2 10-2 10-2
sb power law injection index 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
zi position of injection at the beam [cm] 4 × 1016 4 × 1016 4 × 1016 4 × 1016 4 × 1016 4 × 1016
Δz size of injection zone ziχb/50 ziχb/50 ziχb/50 ziχb/50 ziχb/50 ziχb/50
ton, obs observed onset time [min] 0 7.5 11 11 9 10
γmin minimum Lorentz factor of injection 10 10 10 10 10 10
Bps post-shock magnetic field at zi [Gauss] 0.95 0.97 0.95 0.95 0.96 0.96

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