High Resolution Chandra HETG spectroscopy of V404 Cygni in Outburst

Abstract

As one of the best-characterized stellar-mass black holes, with good measurements of its mass, distance and inclination, V404 Cyg is the ideal candidate to study Eddington-limited accretion episodes. After a long quiescent period, V404 Cyg underwent a new outburst in June 2015. We obtained two Chandra HETG exposures of 20 ksec and 25 ksec. Many strong emission lines are observed; the ratio of Si He-like triplet lines gives an estimate for the formation region distance of $4\times 10^{11}$ cm, while the higher ionization Fe XXV He-like triplet gives an estimate of $7\times 10^9$ cm. A narrow Fe K$\alpha$ line is detected with an equivalent width greater than 1 keV in many epochs, signaling that we do not directly observe the central engine. Obscuration of the central engine and strong narrow emission lines signal that the outer disk may be illuminated, and its structure may help to drive the strong variability observed in V404 Cyg. In the highest flux phases, strong P-Cygni profiles consistent with a strong disk wind are observed. The kinetic power of this wind may be extremely high.

Submitted to ApJ Letters, 8 pages, 4 figures, 1 Table

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