Formation of electron depletion layer and parallel electric field in the separatrix region of anti-parallel magnetic reconnection
Li Zisheng1, 2, Wang Huanyu1, 2, †, Gao Xinliang1, 2
       

The profiles of (a) the parallel electric field E ∥ and (b) the parallel electrostatic potential Φ ∥ along the separatrix in the first quadrant at Ω i 0 t = 15 (black solid lines), 17.5 (blue solid lines), 20 (green solid lines), and 26.5 (red solid lines) for run 3. In the figure, the distance Ls is measured from the X line along the upper-right separatrix.