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XRISM Observations of Accretion Disk Corona in Cyg X-2

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2025-12-02 v1

Abstract

We present the high-resolution X-ray spectrum of the Z-source Cygnus X-2, obtained with X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). The observations have enabled a precise characterization of the Fe-K emission lines from the accretion disk corona (ADC) and a possible detection of an ultra-fast outflow (UFO). The ADC component has at least two distinct regions. The Fe-K emission lines are remarkably broad, with a velocity dispersion of σv=2300700+900\sigma_v=2300^{+900}_{-700}~km~s1^{-1}. This can be larger than what was observed in previous Chandra observations (1120±8701120\pm870~km~s1^{-1}) and recent XRISM observations of the similar Z-source GX 340+0 (360--800~km~s1^{-1}). Furthermore, we marginally detect a blueshifted absorption feature, which we identify as either \ion{Fe}{26} or \ion{Fe}{25}, with outflow velocities of 0.29c-0.29c or 0.26c-0.26c, respectively. The mass loss rate is M˙108Myr1\dot{M}\sim10^{-8}M_\odot\,\mathrm{yr}^{-1}. Our findings suggest that the ADC in Cyg X-2 has a kinematically active environment with a high degree of turbulence and kinetic energy.

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@article{arxiv.2512.00589,
  title  = {XRISM Observations of Accretion Disk Corona in Cyg X-2},
  author = {Misaki Mizumoto and Hiromitsu Takahashi and Ehud Behar and Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin and Lia Corrales and Elisa Costantini and Maria Diaz-Trigo and Eric D. Miller and Jon M. Miller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.00589},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

10 pages, 8 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ