BIMA OBSERVATIONS OF THE SOFT GAMMA-RAY REPEATERS

The far infrared observations of the quiescent counterparts to the Sof t Gamma-Ray Repeaters SGR 1806-20 and SGR 1900+14 indicate that these sources contain both point source and extended components. We observed them at 85 GHz using the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Array, and found that; neither of them had detectable point source emission. These resu lts are consistent with other millimeter and submillimeter upper limit s, suggesting that the bright far infrared point source emission is fr om dust. The point source upper limit for SGR 1806-20 is not inconsist ent with the observation of a point-like ''core'' to the radio nebula.