Fig. 1: Overview of the turbulent magnetic reconnection. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Overview of the turbulent magnetic reconnection.

From: Three-dimensional network of filamentary currents and super-thermal electrons during magnetotail magnetic reconnection

Fig. 1

a Three components of the magnetic field. The black arrow marks the temporary excursion (03:58:10–03:58:25 UT) when the spacecraft shortly left the current sheet center and then returned again. b The ion bulk flows. c Three components of the electric field. d The electron bulk flows. The black arrows represent the separatrix regions. e Parallel and perpendicular electron temperatures. f The magnitude of current density (black curve), and the background current density (red curve). g Energetic electron (47–500 KeV) omnidirectional differential flux. h Electron (0.1–30 KeV) omnidirectional differential flux. The shadow area corresponds to the presence of energetic electrons. The area between two vertical black dashed lines at 03:58:07 and 03:58:43 UT represents the X-line region.

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