• DocumentCode
    1461571
  • Title

    Effect of secondary gaps in near-saturated metal-in-gap video heads

  • Author

    Mapps, Desmond J. ; Shute, Hazel A. ; Wilton, David T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Commun. & Electron. Eng., Plymouth Univ., UK
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    3991
  • Lastpage
    3996
  • Abstract
    Secondary gaps between the ferrite bulk and the Sendust (AlFeSi alloy) shim may occur in metal-in-gap (MIG) heads. Finite-element models are used to explore the effect that these gaps have on the read/write characteristics of single- and double-sided MIG heads. The presence of a secondary gap is shown to cause an additional peak in the writing field and oscillations in the magnitude of the response during replay. The field and response of a double-sided MIG head is affected more than those of the corresponding single-sided MIG head
  • Keywords
    ferrite devices; finite element analysis; magnetic heads; video recording; AlFeSi; double-sided MIG heads; finite-element models; near-saturated metal-in-gap video heads; read/write characteristics; replay; secondary gap; secondary gaps; single-sided MIG heads; writing field; Coercive force; Ferrites; Finite element methods; Magnetic flux; Magnetic heads; Magnetic materials; Magnetic recording; Manufacturing; Saturation magnetization; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.914352
  • Filename
    914352