The single-crystal diffractometer TriCS at the Swiss Continuous Spallation
Source (SINQ) is presently in the commissioning phase. A two-dimensional wi
re detector produced by EMBL was delivered in March 1999. The instrument is
presently tested with a single detector. First measurements on magnetic st
ructures have been performed. The instrument is remotely controlled using J
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