• DocumentCode
    787854
  • Title

    Time evolution of lubricant-slider dynamic interactions

  • Author

    Dai, Qing ; Knigge, Bernhard E. ; Waltman, R.J. ; Marchon, Bruno

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Almaden Res. Center, San Jose, CA, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    2459
  • Lastpage
    2461
  • Abstract
    This paper presents time evolution studies of slider dynamics as a result of lubricant-slider interaction. Lubricant moguls and ripples are observed to form and they change in frequency and amplitude, following the slider dynamics. The slider motion and lubricant thickness modulation appear to build on each other. Eventually when enough lubricant is lost, mogul and ripple amplitudes decrease and the slider dynamics stabilizes.
  • Keywords
    lubrication; magnetic heads; lubricant thickness modulation; lubricant-slider dynamic interactions; slider dynamics; slider motion; Amplitude modulation; Frequency; Helium; Lubricants; Performance evaluation; Rough surfaces; Substrates; Surface topography; Testing; Vibrometers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2003.816437
  • Filename
    1233109