Thin-film inductive heads

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-299

  Chiu, A ^a   Croll, I ^a   Heim, D E ^b   Jones Jr , R E ^b,c,d,e   Kasiraj, P ^b,f,g,h   Klaassen, K B ^a,f,i,j   Mee, C D ^a,k,l   Simmons, R G ^a  

^a IBM Storage Systems Division ^*

^b IBM   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^j DUT

^k IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^l Advanced Technology Group   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FILM STORAGE; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETIC THIN FILM DEVICES;

HEAD INSTABILITIES; HEAD NOISE; THIN FILM INDUCTIVE RECORDING HEADS;

MAGNETIC HEADS;

EID: 0030146196     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.403.0283     Document Type: Article

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