The origin of signal-to-noise ratio improvements in laminated recording media

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 6200-6202

  Margulies, D T ^a   Schabes, M E ^a   Supper, N ^a   Do, H ^a   Berger, A ^a   Moser, A ^a   Rice, P M ^a   Arnett, P ^a   Madison, M ^a   Lengsfield, B ^a   Rosen, H ^a   Fullerton, Eric E ^a  

^a HITACHI AMERICA LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FILMS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

DIPOLAR COUPLING; LAMINATED RECORDING MEDIA; MAGNETIC TRANSITIONS; TRANSITION NOISE;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EID: 20444445938     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1831571     Document Type: Article

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