Active Galactic Nuclei:  Then
* Proportional counter observations
of AGNs had generally shown that
their spectra were dominated by
power law continua, attenuated at
low energies by interstellar and/or
circumsource absorption.
* The first weak evidence for Fe K
line emission came from higher
statistics observations obtained
with OSO 8 and HEAO 1 in the
late 1970’s.
* NGC 4151 was one of the most
intensively studied sources.
Mushotzky et al. were the first to
report the Fe K line, although it
was only a 2s detection.
Mushotzky, Holt & Serlemitsos, 1978,
Ap. J., 225, L115.