Compensation for flying-height loss due to thermal protrusion of magnetic head - Comparison of optical measurement using an active slider with built-in thermal actuator and numerical simulation results

Toraibarojisuto/Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 406-413

  Kurita, Masayuki ^a   Shiramatsu, Toshiya ^a   Miake, Kouji ^b   Tamaka, Hideaki ^b   Suk, Mike ^b   Saegusa, Shozo ^c  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air bearing surface; Compensation; Flying height; Magnetic head slider; Thermal actuator

Indexed keywords

AIR BEARING SURFACE; COMPENSATION; FLYING HEIGHT; MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER; THERMAL ACTUATOR;

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARD DISK STORAGE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

MAGNETIC HEADS;

EID: 33745792198     PISSN: 09151168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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