Table 1.

Parameters adopted in the model, together with their source, value range and adopted median value.

Parameter	source	value (range; adopted median)
kT	[23]	4 · 10−21 J
ρb	[3]	3 · 10−3−20 · 10−3 nm−2; 5 · 10−3 nm−2
lb	${\rho }_b^{-1/2}$, [18]	7−18 nm; 14 nm
σ	[24]	5 · 10−3 nm−2
B	[3]	10−25; 20
θ	[11]	θ ≈ 8.2° = 0.14 rad
R*	equation (2.2)	50 nm
dTP	[12]	4 nm
D	[3]	104 nm2 s−1
$\tilde{\rho }={\rho }_0/{\rho }_b$	[3,18]	0.01−0.1
$\tilde{B}$	equation (2.7b)	1.64
$e_{b0}/2\tilde{B}$	figure 3	0.03−0.2; 0.05
eb0		0.1−0.66; 0.16
eRL	[3]	10−25; 20
Bc	[25]	255−315; 300
Bc/B		10.2−31.5; 15
ρc	[25]	1.25 · 10−3 nm−2
${\tilde{\rho }}_c={\rho }_c/{\rho }_b$		0.25
ec	[25]	5−30; 23
Rc	[25]	32.5−90 nm; 50 nm