SNR and density limit estimates: A comparison of longitudinal and perpendicular recording

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 36, Issue 1 PART 1, 2000, Pages 4-9

  Bertram, H N ^a   Williams, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Density limits; Longitudinal and perpendicular thin film media; Magnetic recording; Signal to noise ratio; Thermal decay

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FORCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MAGNETIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DENSITY LIMIT; FILM THICKNESS; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; NEEL-ARRHENIUS ANALYSIS; THERMAL DECAY;

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 0033901680     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.824417     Document Type: Article

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