ELECTROSTATIC WAVE EXCITATION BY LITHIUM ION BEAM IN UPSTREAM RECION OF AMPTE LITHIUM RELEASES

It is shown that the electron cyclotron harmonic waves and the ion acoustic broad band obsefved in the transition region and the upstream region of the two AMPTE lithium releases can be explained ,by the interaction of the lithium ion beams and the solar wind plasmas.The cycloidal motion of the freshly produced lithium ion in the solaz wind magnetic and electric fields is essential for these wave excitations.Two simplified models in ion velocity distribution are used in the dispersion relation analysis,one is an orientating ion beam, the other is an ion beam ring (the hollow beam).It is shown that the electron cyclotron. harmonics can be effectively excited by both of these beams if they are very cold. Satisfactory consistence of the theory with the observed results is obtained for the harmonic excitations.The strong Iow frequency (much less than the electron cyclotron frequency) noices might be multioriginal.It is also proposed that the interaction of the lithium ion beam and the solar wind protons provides a suitable mechanism for exciting these broad bands.