Head/tape interface

Eric Baugh; Frank E. Talke

doi:10.1117/12.230051

15 January 1996 Head/tape interface

Eric Baugh, Frank E. Talke

Proceedings Volume 2604, High-Density Data Recording and Retrieval Technologies; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.230051
Event: Photonics East '95, 1995, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract

Various numerical and experimental techniques used in the study of the head/tape interface over the last twenty years are discussed. The main equations governing the air bearing formation between the tape and the head, the deflection of the tape under pressure, and the contact behavior between tape asperities and the surface of the magnetic head are presented. Historical and modern methods of solving this system of equations are presented, focusing on finite difference and finite element techniques. The numerical models are verified by experimental measurements using various techniques of interferometry.

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Eric Baugh and Frank E. Talke "Head/tape interface", Proc. SPIE 2604, High-Density Data Recording and Retrieval Technologies, (15 January 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.230051

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