Catching the radio flare in CTA 102 - III. Core-shift and spectral analysis

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Table 9

Parameters used in the calculation of γ_min and γ_max presented in Fig. 26.

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Source

Normalization of B-field	B ₀	0.1 G	VLBI^a
Exponent B-Field evolution	b	1.0	VLBI^a
Normalization distance	r ₀	1.0 pc	VLBI^a
Viewing angle	ϑ	2.6°	VLBI^a
Bulk Lorentz factor	Γ₀	13	VLBI^b
Pressure matched jet	d _k	3	VLBI^c
Jet opening index	ϵ	0.6, 0.8, −0.5, 1.2	VLBI^a
Electron Lorentz factor	γ _min,max	100, 1 × 10⁵	Theory^d

Notes.

^(a)

Taken from this paper;

^(b)

taken from Paper II;

^(c)

taken from Jorstad et al. (2005);

^(d)

taken from Mimica et al. (2009).

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