Fig 1.
The deduced plasma flows (red solid lines with arrows) and the projection of magnetic field lines (dashed lines): (a) above (z = 2) and (b) below (z = -2) the reconnection region in the x-y plane for parameters: k = 2, L = 10, l = 1, t = 0.1.
Fig 2.
The spiral plasma flows (the solid red lines with arrows): (a) above (z = 2) and (b) below (z = -2) the reconnection region together with the projection of magnetic field lines in the x-y plane (the black dashed lines) for parameters: k = 2, L = 10, l = 1, t = 0.1.
Fig 3.
The expanding plasma flows (the solid red lines with arrows): (a) above (z = 2) and (b) below (z = -2) the reconnection region together with the projection of magnetic field lines in the x-y plane (the black dashed lines) for parameters: k = 2, L = 10, l = 1, t = 0.1.