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XRISM spectroscopy of a crowded Galactic center region -- II. Narrow emission lines in the Black Hole candidate MAXI J1744-294/Swift J174540.2-290037

Published 28 Mar 2026 in astro-ph.HE | (2603.27235v1)

Abstract: Narrow, highly ionized X-ray emission lines in black hole low-mass X-ray binaries (BH-LMXBs) are rare and have been observed in only a few sources, during unusual, heavily obscured accretion states. We report on a detailed high-resolution spectral analysis of emission line features from the first XRISM observation of a BH-LMXB candidate in a bright soft state, MAXI J1744-294/Swift J174540.2-290037, in the central parsec region of our galaxy. The source was observed as part of an extensive, coordinated multi-wavelength campaign on its recurring X-ray outburst in early 2025. By carefully modeling the contributions of multiple point sources and diffuse emission within the XRISM/Resolve field of view, and combining these data with broadband X-ray coverage from XMM-Newton and NuSTAR (Paper I), we identified a narrow (σ5001000σ\sim 500-1000 km s<sup>1<sup>{-1}), static emission component intrinsic to the system. This component likely arises from a highly ionized (log ξ5.5ξ\gtrsim 5.5) photoionized plasma in the inner disk atmosphere, and is accompanied by a weak, narrow Fe I Kαα line at 6.4 keV. We also detected at least three narrow emission features at atypical energies between 6.7 and 7.1 keV. The lack of corresponding rest-frame atomic transitions points toward highly ionized blueshifted Fe lines with outflow velocities of 1300-1300 to 6000-6000 km s<sup>1<sup>{-1}, which we model with multiple layers of photoionized or collisional plasma. We explore scenarios in which these unprecedented features are produced by multiple phases in a jet and/or a disk wind, and discuss potential similarities between MAXI J1744- 294 and the exotic microquasar SS 433.

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