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\caption{Giant burst properties.}\label{tab:burstprop}
\begin{tabular}{c|cc}
\hline\hline
Object & SGR 0526-66 & SGR 1900+14 \\
\hline
Active periods & 1979--83 & 1979, 1992, 1998--99 \\
Giant Burst & 5 March 1979 & 27 August 1998 \\
\hline
Precursor: &  &  \\
Duration, s & No data  & $\sim$$0.05$ \\
$kT$ (keV) &  & $\sim$$20$ \\
\hline
Hard $\gamma$-ray spike: &  & \\
Duration, s & $\sim$$0.25$ & $\sim$$0.35$ \\
Peak luminosity, erg s$^{-1}$ & $1.6 \times 10^{45}$ & $\ga$$3.7 \times
10^{44}$ \\
Energy release, erg & $1.3 \times 10^{44}$ & $\ga$$6.8 \times 10^{43}$ \\
$kT$ (keV) & $\sim$$ 246$ & $\sim$$ 240$ \\
\hline
Bright X-ray emission: &  &  \\
Duration, s & $\sim$$ 180$ & $\sim$$ 370$ \\
Pulsation period, s & $8.1$ & 5.16 \\
Energy release, erg & $3.6 \times 10^{44}$ & $ 5.2 \times 10^{43}$ \\
$kT$ (keV) & $\sim$$30$ & evolves, $31.2 \rightarrow 28.9$  \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\note {Data sources: Cline et~al. (\cite{Cli80}); Fenimore et~al. 
(\cite{Fen96}); Feroci et~al. (\cite{Fer01}); Hurley et~al. (\cite{Hur99a}a); Ibrahim et~al.\ (\cite{Ibr01});
Mazets et~al. (\cite{Maz99}). "No data'' means that Mazets et~al.\ \cite{Maz79} have not
plotted any data for the last second before the burst (the time resolution
for their observations of the pre-burst background is apparently~$>$$1$~s).}
\end{table}