Fig. 2: Features of the filamentary currents around the X-line. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Features of the filamentary currents around the X-line.

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

Fig. 2

a–c Three components of the current density. d The magnitude of current density (black curve), and the background current density (red curve) observed by MMS1. e The magnitude of current density (black curve), and the background current density (red curve) observed by MMS4. f Three components of the disturbed magnetic field δB. The background magnetic fields below fci (0.14 Hz) have been removed. g The comparisons between E⊥ with \(-({{{{{{\bf{V}}}}}}}_{e}\times {{{{{\bf{B}}}}}})\) and \(-({{{{{{\bf{V}}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{i}}}}}}}\times {{{{{\bf{B}}}}}})\) in Y-GSE direction. 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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