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Table B.1.
List of parameters introduced in the text.
| Parameter | Symbol | Adopted value | Sect. |
|---|---|---|---|
| in calculations | |||
| BLR global structure | |||
| BLR region inner radius | RIN | 0.1 RBLR | 2, Fig. 1 |
| BLR region outer radius | ROUT | 1.5 RBLR | 2, Fig. 1 |
| BLR semi-aperture angle | α | 2, Fig. 1 | |
| Volume of the BLR proper | VBLR | 2 | |
| Coverage fraction of BLR solid angle | β0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| BLR global covering fraction | Cf | 0.3 | 2, 5 |
| Occultation related parameters | |||
| X-ray source radius | RX | 2.5 RSchw | 3 |
| Number of detected occultations for a source | Necl | 3, Table 1 | |
| Single observation duration | Δteff | 3 | |
| Total observation time for a source | ΣΔteff | 3, Table 1 | |
| Inner radius of potentially eclipsing cloud spatial distribution in units of RBLR | gin | 0.1 | 1, 3 |
| Outer radius of potentially eclipsing cloud spatial distribution in units of RBLR | gex | 3.0 | 1, 3 |
| Absolute value of slope of linear relationship log(ρXobs) = f(log(MBH/M⊙)) | z | 3 | |
| Constant term of linear relationship log(ρXobs) = f(log(MBH/M⊙)) for {gin, gex} chosen | a0 | 3 | |
| Cloud size distribution parameters | |||
| Minimum cloud radius in the distribution | r1 | 3 × 1010 cm | 1, 4 |
| Maximum cloud radius in the distribution | r2 | 1, 4 | |
| Minimum radius for clouds potentially producing reliably detectable eclipses | r1X | 0.4 RX | 1, 3 |
| Maximum radius for potentially eclipsing clouds | r2X | 10 RX | 1, 4 |
| Absolute value of exponent in adopted cloud size distribution power law | w | 2 | 4 |
| Normalisation constant of cloud number density distribution dN/dr | K0 | 4 | |
| Global system of clouds parameters | |||
| Maximum cloud distance from central black hole ≡max{ROUT, gexRBLR} | Rmax | 8 | |
| Minimum cloud distance from central black hole ≡min{RIN, ginRBLR} | Rmin | 8 | |
| Volume of the whole region where clouds producing any phenomenology are located | VTOT | 8 | |
Notes. Column 3 defines the adopted values for the calculations shown in the text and the resulting figures; col. 4 specifies the section in which the parameter is first introduced. See the text for details.
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