Fig. 4: Streak plots of variables from the particle-in-cell simulation.
From: Equilibrium selection via current sheet relaxation and guide field amplification

Streak plots of the magnetic fields a By (sheared field), b Bz (out-of-plane field), the current densities c Jy (sheared current), d Jz (out-of-plane current), e ion temperature Ti, and f electron temperature Te from t = 0 to \(100{\omega }_{{{{{{{{\rm{ci}}}}}}}}}^{-1}\).