Title :
TMR window measurements with thin film write/MR read heads on metal particle tape including erase bands
Author :
McKinstry, Kevin D. ; Dee, Richard H.
Author_Institution :
Storage Technol. Corp., Louisville, CO, USA
fDate :
7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for measuring track widths of narrow track tape recording heads for use in track misregistration models is reported. The method involves using the azimuth displacement technique with prerecorded metal particle tape to acquire crosstrack and erase profiles of read and write elements in the recording head. A signal to noise ratio analysis is then used to obtain values of track widths that can be used directly in a track misregistration model
Keywords :
magnetic heads; magnetic tape storage; magnetic thin film devices; magnetoresistive devices; MR read head; TMR window measurements; azimuth displacement technique; crosstrack profiles; erase bands; erase profiles; metal particle tape; narrow track tape recording heads; signal to noise ratio analysis; thin film heads; track misregistration models; track widths; write head; Azimuth; Magnetic heads; Measurement errors; Particle measurements; Particle tracking; Signal analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Transistors; Wavelength measurement; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
