Loose debris and head-stain generation and pole-tip recession in modern tape drives: A critical review

Journal of Information Storage and Processing Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 221-254

  Scott, William W ^a   Bhushan, Bharat ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Friction; Head stain; Head tape interface; Pole tip recession; Tape debris; Wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 9744260466     PISSN: 10998047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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