Table of contents:
Introduction. Recording and Reproducing Processes. Particulate Media. Film Media. Micromagnetics of Thin-Film Media. Recording Heads. Tribology of the Head-Medium Interface. Recording Limitations. Recording Measurements. Magnetooptical Recording.
An updated edition of the classic reference. . now spotlighting every state-of-the-art techonolgy Second Edition Magnetic Recording Technology This major revision of the classic reference brings you completely up to date on recent changes in the field, especially those ushered in by advances in digital recording techniques. It remains the most comprehensive, single-source guide available to the techonologies underlying all types of data storage as well as video and audio magnetic recording. A team of expert contributors provides you with authoritative descriptions of basic recording principles and modes, spanning both analog and digital. . various storage media, including rigid disks, flexible disks, and tape. . design and materials for both bulk and film heads. . limits and expectations of areal densities. . measurement techniques used in modern research and development labs, and more. Plus, you'll find leading-edge coverage of: Micromagentics; Magneto-resistive heads; Mechanics of the head-medium interface; Magneto-optical recording. As accessible as it is definitive, the new edition of this standard reference is the state-of-the-art that no one in the magnetic recording or a related field can afford to be without.
This book gives a comprehensive treatment of the technologies underlying all forms of state-of-the-art data storage, video, and audio magnetic recording. The topics covered include the basic principles of nonlinear and linear recording, longitudinal and perpendicular recording modes, particulate and film tape and disk media, the design and materials for bulk and film heads, the limits and expectations of areal densities, the measurement techniques used in modern research and development laboratories, and the critical mechanical aspects of the head-medium interface.
Introduction. Recording and Reproducing Processes. Particulate Media. Film Media. Micromagnetics of Thin-Film Media. Recording Heads. Tribology of the Head-Medium Interface. Recording Limitations. Recording Measurements. Magnetooptical Recording.
An updated edition of the classic reference. . now spotlighting every state-of-the-art techonolgy Second Edition Magnetic Recording Technology This major revision of the classic reference brings you completely up to date on recent changes in the field, especially those ushered in by advances in digital recording techniques. It remains the most comprehensive, single-source guide available to the techonologies underlying all types of data storage as well as video and audio magnetic recording. A team of expert contributors provides you with authoritative descriptions of basic recording principles and modes, spanning both analog and digital. . various storage media, including rigid disks, flexible disks, and tape. . design and materials for both bulk and film heads. . limits and expectations of areal densities. . measurement techniques used in modern research and development labs, and more. Plus, you'll find leading-edge coverage of: Micromagentics; Magneto-resistive heads; Mechanics of the head-medium interface; Magneto-optical recording. As accessible as it is definitive, the new edition of this standard reference is the state-of-the-art that no one in the magnetic recording or a related field can afford to be without.
This book gives a comprehensive treatment of the technologies underlying all forms of state-of-the-art data storage, video, and audio magnetic recording. The topics covered include the basic principles of nonlinear and linear recording, longitudinal and perpendicular recording modes, particulate and film tape and disk media, the design and materials for bulk and film heads, the limits and expectations of areal densities, the measurement techniques used in modern research and development laboratories, and the critical mechanical aspects of the head-medium interface.