Analysis of drive-level contaminant particles

Journal of Information Storage and Processing Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-124

  Bhushan, Bharat ^a   Chandra, Sumit ^a   Smallen, Martin ^b  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b MAXTOR CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0008263935     PISSN: 10998047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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