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diff --git a/fg21sim/configs/20-extragalactic.conf.spec b/fg21sim/configs/20-extragalactic.conf.spec
index 2924cf6..1992f3f 100644
--- a/fg21sim/configs/20-extragalactic.conf.spec
+++ b/fg21sim/configs/20-extragalactic.conf.spec
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@
# Unit: [Msun]
merger_mass_min = float(default=1e12, min=1e10, max=1e14)
- # The merger timescale, which roughly describes the duration of the
- # merger-induced disturbance (~2-3 Gyr). This timescale is much longer
- # the merger crossing time (~1 Gyr), and is also longer than the lifetime
- # of radio halos.
+ # The trace back time when to stop tracing the merging history of
+ # clusters. ~2-3 Gyr should be enough since the turbulence acceleration
+ # effective time ~<1 Gyr and the halo lifetime is also short compared
+ # to mergers.
# Unit: [Gyr]
- tau_merger = float(default=2.0, min=1.0, max=5.0)
+ time_traceback = float(default=3.0, min=1.0, max=5.0)
# Mass ratio of the main and sub clusters, below which is regarded as
# a major merger event.