Tribology in ultra-high density tape drive systems: State of the art and future challenges

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1883-1888

  Bimshan, Bharat ^a   T Palion, Steven ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC TAPE STORAGE; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; TRIBOLOGY;

HEAD TO TAPE INTERFACE; ULTRA HIGH DENSITY TAPE DRIVE SYSTEMS;

TAPE DRIVES;

EID: 0032118833     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.706732     Document Type: Article

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