DocumentCode
1448436
Title
Clear stains and their behavior in helical scan tape systems
Author
Nagai, Nobuyuki ; Kamatani, Yoshiteru ; Kondo, Masayuki ; Onodera, Seiichi ; Ozue, Tadashi
Author_Institution
Res. Center, Sony Corp. Core Technol. & Network Co., Yokohama, Japan
Volume
36
Issue
5
fYear
2000
fDate
9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2699
Lastpage
2701
Abstract
Stain is serious consideration in a system with low head wear, such as any system using an MR head. We investigate the stain in a helical-scan system employing ME tape and metal head. We examined the accumulation of clear stains in different modes and found that the rewind mode plays a crucial role in inhibiting staining and a hard layer of DLC on the tape helps to limit staining. Clear stains accumulating on the metal part of the head are affected by combination of the metals used in the head
Keywords
magnetic heads; magnetic tapes; magnetoresistive devices; wear; DLC hard layer; clear stain; helical scan tape system; magnetoresistive head; metal evaporated tape; metal head; rewind mode; wear; Atomic force microscopy; Electronic mail; Guidelines; Humidity; Magnetic heads; Magnetic recording; Optical microscopy; Optical recording; Temperature; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.908563
Filename
908563
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