Einstein Observatory SSS and MPC observations of the complex X-ray spectra of Seyfert galaxies

We have reinvestigated the X-ray spectra of 25 Seyfert galaxies measured with the Solid State Spectrometer on the Einstein Observatory. This new investigation utilizes simultaneous data from the Monitor Proportional Counter, and automatic correction for systematic effects in the Solid State Spectrometer which were previously handled subjectively. We find that the best-fit single-power-law indices generally agree with those previously reported, but that soft excesses of some form are inferred for ~48% of the sources. One possible explanation of the soft excess emission is a blend of soft X-ray lines, centered around 0.8 keV. The implications of these results for accretion disk models are discussed.