Heating of heavy ions on auroral field lines in the presence of a large-amplitude hydrogen cyclotron wave

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Auroral Ionization, Cyclotron Radiation, Electrostatic Waves, Heavy Ions, Hydrogen Ions, Ionospheric Heating, Computerized Simulation, Ionospheric Drift, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Oxygen Ions, Power Spectra, Space Plasmas, Wave Propagation

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Heating of heavy ions is studied analytically and by means of numerical simulations in the presence of a large-amplitude hydrogen cyclotron wave which is commonly observed on auroral field lines. Both one- and two-dimensional numerical simulations showed a decay instability resulting in strong heating of both the oxygen ions and the hydrogen ions. In particular, detailed results of simulations in two dimensions where E x B drift plays an important role indicate a much stronger heating of the oxygen ions than that in the one-dimensional simulation. A high-energy tail of the oxygen ions is commonly observed in the perpendicular distribution.

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