Fast reversal dynamics of disk media (perpendicular and longitudinal)

Jim Miles, Barry Middleton, Terry Olson, Roger Wood

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    Abstract

    A dynamic micromagnetic model of granular thin film magnetic recording media has been employed to study the reversal modes of longitudinal and perpendicular thin films. Different reversal modes can be produced by using vector applied fields which either rotate or are applied off axis. When axial fields are applied the reversal of grains is incoherent, with an interaction energy barrier, high coercivity, long dynamic reversal times, and behavior characteristic of heavy damping. In contrast, for rotational fields in longitudinal media and for off-axis fields in perpendicular media the reversal is coherent, with a reduced energy barrier, lower coercivity, fast dynamic reversal, and behavior characteristic of light damping. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7083-7085
    Number of pages2
    JournalJournal of Applied Physics
    Volume91
    Issue number10 I
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2002

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