Resolving the Composite Fe K-alpha Emission Line in the Galactic Black Hole Cygnus X-1 with Chandra

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dc.creatorMiller, J. M.
dc.creatorFabian, A. C.
dc.creatorWijnands, R.
dc.creatorRemillard, R. A.
dc.creatorWojdowski, P.
dc.creatorSchulz, N. S.
dc.creatorDi Matteo, T.
dc.creatorMarshall, H. L.
dc.creatorCanizares, C. R.
dc.creatorPooley, D.
dc.creatorLewin, W. H. G.
dc.date2002-02-04
dc.date2002-06-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:08:03Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:08:03Z
dc.descriptionWe observed the Galactic black hole Cygnus X-1 with the Chandra High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer for 30 kiloseconds on 4 January, 2001. The source was in an intermediate state, with a flux that was approximately twice that commonly observed in its persistent low/hard state. Our best-fit model for the X-ray spectrum includes narrow Gaussian emission line (E = 6.415 +/- 0.007 keV, FWHM = 80 (+28, -19) eV, W = 16 (+3, -2) eV) and broad line (E = 5.82 (+0.06, -0.07) keV, FWHM = 1.9 (+0.5, -0.3) keV, W = 140 (+70, -40) eV) components, and a smeared edge at 7.3 +/- 0.2 keV (tau ~ 1.0). The broad line profile is not as strongly skewed as those observed in some Seyfert galaxies. We interpret these features in terms of an accretion disk with irradiation of the inner disk producing a broad Fe K-alpha emission line and edge, and irradiation of the outer disk producing a narrow Fe K-alpha emission line. The broad line is likely shaped predominantly by Doppler shifts and gravitational effects, and to a lesser degree by Compton scattering due to reflection. We discuss the underlying continuum X-ray spectrum and these line features in the context of diagnosing the accretion flow geometry in Cygnus X-1 and other Galactic black holes.
dc.descriptionAccepted for publication in ApJ
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0202083
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0202083
dc.identifierAstrophys.J.578:348-356,2002
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/342466
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/190011
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleResolving the Composite Fe K-alpha Emission Line in the Galactic Black Hole Cygnus X-1 with Chandra
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