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Probing the Inflow/Out-flow and Accretion Disk of Cyg X-1 in the High State with HETG/ChandraCyg X- 1 was observed in the high state at the conjunction orbital phase (0) with HETG/Chandra. Strong and asymmetric absorption lines of highly ionized species were detected, such as Fe XXV, Fe XXIV, Fe XXIII, Si XIV, S XVI, Ne X, and etc. In the high state the profile of the absorption lines are composed of an extended red wing and a less extended blue wing. The red wings of higher ionized species are more extended than that of lower ionized species. The detection of these lines provides a way to probe the properties of the flow around the companion and the black hole in Cyg X-1 during the high state. A broad emission feature around 6.5 keV was significantly detected from the both spectra of HETG/Chandra and PCA/RXTE. This feature appears to be symmetric and can be fitted with a Gaussian function rather than the Laor disk line model of fluorescent Fe K$ \alpha$ line from an accretion disk. The implications of these results on the structure of the accretion flow of Cyg X-1 in the high state are discussed.
Document ID
20030067931
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Feng, Y. X.
Tennant, A. F.
Zhang, S. N.
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Astronomy
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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