Effects of laser textured disk surfaces on a slider’s flying characteristics

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 266-271

  Hu, Yong ^a   Bogy, David B ^b  

^a Quinta Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001717761     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834421     Document Type: Article

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