Noise and magnetic domain fluctuations in spin-valve GMR heads

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 5 PART 1, 1999, Pages 2592-2594

  Hardner, H T ^a   Hurben, M J ^a   Tabat, N ^a  

^a SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic domains; Noise; Spin valve heads

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

RANDOM TELEGRAPH NOISE (RTN); SPIN-VALVE HEADS;

MAGNETIC HEADS;

EID: 0033184456     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.800900     Document Type: Article

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