• DocumentCode
    960192
  • Title

    Submicron transducer spacings in rotating head/tape interfaces

  • Author

    Talke, F.E. ; Tseng, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Corporation, San Jose, California
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    11/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    725
  • Lastpage
    727
  • Abstract
    The head/tape interface in a rotating head configuration is investigated as a function of head contour design and physical parameters using stroboscopic white light interferometry. The parameters determining optimum flying behavior are discussed, and it is shown that stable air bearing spacings in the submicron region can be achieved.
  • Keywords
    Magnetic recording/reading heads; Magnetic tape recording; Digital recording; Interference; Light sources; Magnetic films; Magnetic heads; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Thickness measurement; Transducers; Video recording;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1976.1059234
  • Filename
    1059234