• DocumentCode
    1191270
  • Title

    The effect of write head structures on written transitions in perpendicular media

  • Author

    Greaves, Simon ; Kanai, Yasushi ; Muraoka, Hiroaki

  • Author_Institution
    RIEC, Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    3058
  • Lastpage
    3060
  • Abstract
    Write heads with rectangular and crescent-shaped main poles were used for simulations of recording in perpendicular media. Transition curvature was reduced by using a crescent-shaped head, but the lower head-field gradient also reduced the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The addition of a trailing shield narrowed the difference in SNR between the two types of heads, whilst the track width was up to 3 nm narrower when written by a crescent-shaped head.
  • Keywords
    magnetic heads; magnetic recording noise; perpendicular magnetic recording; SNR; crescent-shaped head; head-field gradient; magnetic recording; perpendicular media; perpendicular recording; signal-to-noise ratio; write head structure; written transition; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Delay; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic heads; Magnetic recording; Magnetic separation; Micromagnetics; Perpendicular magnetic recording; Signal to noise ratio; Heads; magnetic recording; perpendicular media; simulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2005.855226
  • Filename
    1519206