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Table 1
Values of the model parameters.
| Parameter | Symbol | Value |
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| Binary parameters | ||
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| Black hole mass | M BH | 14.8 M⊙ |
| Binary separation | a ★ | 3.2 × 1012 cm |
| Star mass | M ★ | 20 M⊙ |
| Star radius | R ★ | 19 R⊙ |
| Star temperature | T ★ | 2.8 × 104 K |
| Terminal wind velocity | v ∞ | 2500 km s-1 |
| Star mass-loss rate | Ṁ ★ | 10-5M⊙ yr-1 |
| Distance to Earth | d | 1.86 kpc |
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| Jet viewing angle | θ jet | 29° |
| Jet opening angle | θ op | 2° |
| Jet injection radius | r 0 | 3.3 × 106 cm |
| Base of the jet | z 0 | 1.1 × 108 cm |
| Base of the acceleration region | z acc | 2.8 × 108 cm |
| End of the jet | z end | 1.0 × 1015 cm |
| Jet bulk Lorentz factor | Γjet | 1.25 |
| Magnetic field jet base | B 0 | 5 × 107 G |
| Jet power | L jet | 4 × 1037−1038 erg s-1 |
| Ratio Lrel/Ljet | q rel | 0.1 |
| Jet-wind entrainment factor | χ | 0.1 |
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| Magnetic field decay index | m | 1−2 |
| Particle injection spectral index | Γ | 1.5−2.2 |
| Acceleration efficiency | η | 10-4−10-1 |
| Minimum particle energy [mc2] | E min | 2−120 |
| Ratio Lp/Le | a | 10-2−102 |
| End of acceleration region | z max | 1010−1014 cm |
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