In-Plane Anisotropy in Thin-Film Media: Physical Origins of Orientation Ratio (Invited)

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 2721-2727

  Johnson, Kenneth E ^a   Mirzamaani, Mohammad ^a   Doerner, Mary F ^a  

^a IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETIC TAPE; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MAGNETOMETERS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; ISOTROPIC MEDIA; ORIENTATION RATIO; RECORDING DENSITY; VACUUM DEPOSITION;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 0029403853     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.490104     Document Type: Article

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