Spatial effects in the dc modulation noise of advanced MP tape

Author

Ardeleanu, P. ; Mercer, T. ; Bissell, P.R. ; Stoleriu, L. ; Stancu, A.

Author_Institution

Centre for Mater. Sci., Univ. of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

Volume

38

Issue

5

fYear

2002

fDate

9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1904

Lastpage

1906

Abstract

An experimental study of dc modulation noise as a function of the remanent magnetized state has been made for a set of advanced metal particle tapes with identical particles but different magnetic coating thickness between 150 and 300 nm. The thickest tape showed noise characteristics similar to conventional thick tapes, whilst the noise spectrum of the thinnest was "thin-film" like. A simulation of a magnetic recording head-read process has been developed and applied to a model of particulate recording media. This showed that particles at the surface contribute noise characteristics similar with those of thin films, whereas noise from particles in the bulk is characteristic of thick media. As tapes get thinner, the noise is dominated by the characteristics of the particles on the top surface.

Keywords

demagnetisation; magnetic particles; magnetic recording noise; magnetic tapes; remanence; 150 to 300 nm; dc modulation noise; head-to-medium spacing effect; interparticle interactions; magnetic coating thickness; magnetic recording head-read process simulation; metal particle tape; peak-like characteristic; remanent magnetized state; spatial effects; surface particles; trough-like behavior; Atmospheric modeling; Demagnetization; Magnetic flux; Magnetic modulators; Magnetic noise; Magnetic recording; Micromagnetics; Noise shaping; Saturation magnetization; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2002.802823

Filename

1042039