Table 2

Characteristics of the reconnection events detected in the current sheets (CS) constituting the switchback boundaries.

Event Leading/trailing |B| dip Guide field Rotation B βp j Density CS Thickness Distance to the X-line Jet velocity
edge [%] [°] [nA m−2] increase [%] [di] ([km]) [di] ([km]) [%vA]
1 Leading 6 2.3 58 0.4 47.7 60 (1004) 301 (5019) 50
1 Trailing 27 1.3 81 0.7 36.9 25 107 (1770) 539 (8851) 113
2 Leading 16 2.3 67 0.9 75.5 40 (640) 203 (3205) 26
2 Trailing 12 2.6 60 0.9 18.3 37 164 (2569) 821 (12847) 60
3 Leading 22 1.4 61 2.3 181 10 (155) 50 (776) 75
3 Trailing 90 0.05 168 112.6 15.2 15 186 (3083) 945 (15416)

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