Quasi-static and dynamic analysis of spin valve tape heads with synthetic free and pinned layers versus heads with a conventional free layer and a synthetic pinned layer

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 38, Issue 5 I, 2002, Pages 1928-1930

  Veloso, Anabela ^a,b   Dee, Richard H ^c   Freitas, Paulo P ^a  

^a INESC   (Portugal)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

^c StorageTek   (United States)

Author keywords

Head characterization; Magnetic read heads; Spin valves; Synthetic ferrimagnets antiferromagnets

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC TAPE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NICKEL ALLOYS;

SYNTHETIC ANTIFERROMAGNETS (SAF);

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 0036762027     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2002.802805     Document Type: Article

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