Table 4
List of the parameters used in the simulations described in Sect. 4.2.2 with their respective references.
| Parameter | Radiative model only | Radiative and dynamical model | Reference |
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| β – Power index of the ambient medium density profile | – | 1.5 | 1 |
| r0 – Normalization radius of the ambient medium density profile [kpc] | – | 2 | 1 |
| p0 – Normalization pressure of the ambient medium density profile [Pa] | – | 3 × 1011 | 1 |
| cs – Sound speed [km s-1] | – | 1000 | – |
| χ – Geometric factor | – | 1 | 1 |
| Γ – Adiabatic index | – | 4/3 | 1 |
| γl – Minimum Lorentz factor | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| γm – Maximum Lorentz factor | 1 × 107 | 1 × 107 | 1 |
| p – Relativistic particle spectral index | 2.0–2.4 | 2.0–2.4 | 2 |
| ϵe – Electron energy fraction | 0.25 | 0.25 | 3 |
| Qjet – Jet power [W] | 1034−5 × 1037 | 1034−5 × 1037 | 1, 4 |
| B – Magnetic field [μG] | 5 | 0.02–50* | 5 |
| ton – Duration of the active phase [Myr] | 1–300 | 1−300 | 5 |
| tobs – Source age [Myr] | 0.1–400 | 0.1–400 | – |
| z – Redshift | 0-5 | 0–5 | 4, 6 |
Reference. (1) Luo & Sadler (2010); (2) Laing & Bridle (2013); (3) Croston (2008); (4) Willott et al. (2001); (5) Parma et al. (1999); (6) Wilman et al. (2008). (*) Magnetic fields are computed assuming pressure balance between the source lobes and the external environment for each source, as described in Sect. 4.2.2.
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