High-resolution X-ray spectra of SS 433 obtained after a binary egress with the Chandra High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer (HETGS) were studied. Many Doppler-shifted X-ray emission lines from highly ionized elements were detected. The initial temperature of the jets is estimated to be 20keV. The lines are found to generally be broader than the instrumental resolution. The widths of the Fe <FONT SIZE="-2">XXV Kα and Si <FONT SIZE="-2">XIII Kα lines correspond to velocity dispersions of 2100+600-340 km s-1 and 840+180-150 km s-1 respectively, in terms of Gaussian sigma. Neither the measured line widths nor their dependence on the atomic number can be explained by thermal broadening alone. Alternative explanations of the observed line widths are discussed, including in particular a progressive jet collimation along its axis.
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