Resolving the Fe xxv Triplet with Chandra in Cen X-3

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2005-10-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0510645v1

Astrophys.J.634:L161-L164,2005

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 2 figures, To appear in the Astrophysical Journal Letters

Scientific paper

10.1086/499040

We present the results of a 45 ks Chandra observation of the high-mass X-ray binary Cen X--3 at orbital phases between 0.13 and 0.40 (in the eclipse post-egress phases). Here we concentrate on the study of discrete features in the energy spectrum at energies between 6 and 7 keV, i.e. on the iron K$_\alpha$ line region, using the High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer on board the Chandra satellite. We clearly see a K$_\alpha$ neutral iron line at $\sim 6.40$ keV and were able to distinguish the three lines of the \ion{Fe}{25} triplet at 6.61 keV, 6.67 keV, and 6.72 keV, with an equivalent width of 6 eV, 9 eV, and 5 eV, respectively. The equivalent width of the K$_\alpha$ neutral iron line is 13 eV, an order of magnitude lower than previous measures. We discuss the possibility that the small equivalent width is due to a decrease of the solid angle subtended by the reflector.

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