The Nonlinear Evolution of Ion Cyclotron Waves in the Earth's Magnetosheath

With one-dimensional （l-D） hybrid simulations we investigate the nonlinear evolu- tion of the ion cyclotron waves excited by the H＋ and He2＋ temperature anisotropies, and analyze the evolution by using the wavelet analysis method. The results show that the proton cyclotron waves with the dominant frequency higher than the helium gyro-frequency （ΩHe = 0.5Ωp, with Ωp and ΩHe the proton and helium gyro-frequencies respectively ） are firstly excited, and then the helium cyclotron waves with the dominant frequency lower than the helium gyro-frequency are excited. The relation of our simulation results to the BIF（bifurcated） （there are two peaks in the wave spectrum： one above and one below ΩHe） and CON（continuous） （continuous spectrum from 0.1 Ωp to 1.0 Ωp） wave spectra observed in the magnetosheath are discussed.

The Effects of Relative Drift Velocities Between Proton and He^(2+) on the Magnetic Spectral Signatures in the Plasma Depletion Layer

Magnetic spectrum of the electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in the terrestrial plasma depletion layer （PDL） are sometimes observed to have a BIF （bifurcated） signature, where a diminution around 0.5Ωp with Ωp the proton gyrofrequency, occurs between two activity peaks in the spectrum. By one-dimensional hybrid simulations, the effect of relative drift velocities between protons and He2＋ on the magnetic spectral signatures in the PDL is studied. The results show that the relative drift velocity enhances the development of proton cyclotron waves and declines the development of helium cyclotron waves. The proton cyclotron waves are firstly excited, and followed by the excitation of helium cyclotron waves due to the increase in the relative drift velocity. Moreover, the boundary between two activity peaks gets obscure.