Sensitive magnetic readback head-disk spacing measurements in recording drives

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1762-1764

  Novotny, V J ^a   Hsiao, M L J ^a  

^a SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic readback amplitude; Magnetic recording drive; Physical head disk spacing

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HEAD DISK SPACINGS (HDS); MAGNETIC READBACK AMPLITUDE;

MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE;

EID: 0032116092     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.706698     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. C. Lacey, J.A-Adams, E.W.Ross and A. Cormier, "A new method for measuring flying height dynamically, " Phase Metrics, 1992.
2. R. J. Davidson, "Application of heterodyne interferometry to disk drive teamd.oSt, "SPlEConf.Man.Appl. ofLasers, vol. 621, pp. 126-128, 1986.
3. G.R. Briggs and P.O. Herkatt, "Unshielded capacitor probe technique for determining disk file ceramic slider-flying characteristics, " IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 7. pp. 428-431, 1971.
4. W.K. Shi, L.Y. Zhu and D.B. Bogy, "Use of readback signal modulation to measure head/disk spacing variations in magnaic disk files, " IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 23, pp. 233-240, 1987.
5. K.B.Klaassm, J.C.L.van Peppen, SIider-disk clearaacs measurements in magnetic recording disk drives using the readfaaek transducer, " IEEE Tram. Instr. Meas. vol. 43, pp. 121-127, 1994.
6. R.L. Wallace Jr.,The reproduction of magnetically recorded signals, " Bell System Tech.J. voL 30, pp. 1145-1173, 1951.
7. M"L. Williams and R.L.Comstock, "An analytical model of the write process in digital magnetic recording, " AfP Conf. Proc. Magn. Mater., vol.5, pp. 738-741, 1971.
8. H.N. Bertram, "Linear signal analysis of shielded AMR and spin valve heads, " EETrans. Magn., vol. 31, pp.2573-2578, 1995.
9. V.J. Novomy, "Mechanical integration of high recording density drives, " IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 32, pp. 1826-1831, 1996.