Formation of electron depletion layer and parallel electric field in the separatrix region of anti-parallel magnetic reconnection

Li Zisheng^{1, 2}, Wang Huanyu^{1, 2, †}, Gao Xinliang^{1, 2}

The electron number density n_e (left panels) and parallel electron bulk velocity V e ∥ (right panels) for run 3 at Ω i 0 t = (a) 15, (b) 17.5, (c) 20, and (d) 26.5. Magnetic field lines are shown by the black solid curves in the figure. The separatrices are indicated by the black dashed lines.