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| Rigid Media |
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Tutorial Overview of Digital Recording Systems |
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Particulate Magnetic Recording Media |
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Modern Hard Disk Media Issues |
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55 | (20) |
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Perpendicular Magnetic Recording |
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Perpendicular Recording Media for Ultra-High-Density Magnetic Recording |
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Patterned Magnetic Thin Films for Ultra High Density Recording |
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Lorentz Imaging of Sub-Micron Patterned Elements |
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Self-Assembled Magnetic Nanostructures: Fe(110) Islands on a Mo(110) Surface |
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Lorentz Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation of Magnetically Patterned Co/Pt Multilayers |
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157 | (6) |
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Nanoscale Materials for Extremely High Density Recording |
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163 | (8) |
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CoPt Nanoparticles for High Density Magnetic Recording Media |
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171 | (6) |
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| Magneto-Optical |
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A Universal Compact Magneto-Optic Faraday Rotator |
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177 | (4) |
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New Magneto-Optical Recording Media |
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181 | (20) |
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Thermal Stability in Magnetic and Magneto-Optical Recording Media |
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201 | (24) |
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| Materials Characterization |
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Magnetic Measurement Techniques |
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225 | (18) |
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Magnetic Method for Anisotropy Axis Distribution Analysis |
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243 | (4) |
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The Use of Generalized ΔM Plots in the Interaction Field Analysis |
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247 | (4) |
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Magnetism and Microstructure: Imaging Techniques and Structure-Property Correlations in Information Storage Materials |
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251 | (20) |
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In-Situ Observations of Magnetization Reversal Processes of Submicron Square Permalloy Elements Using Lorentz Transmission Electron Microscopy |
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271 | (6) |
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In-Situ Observation of Magnetization Reversal Processes of Structured TMR-Elements with Lorentz Transmission Electron Microscopy |
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277 | (4) |
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New Techniques for Investigation of Magnetic Structures with In-Plane Applied Magnetic Fields in Lorentz TEM |
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281 | (6) |
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Efficient Kerr Microscopy |
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287 | (20) |
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A New Concept in Magnetic Force Microscope Cantilevers |
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307 | (6) |
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Applications of Tip Calibration in Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM) |
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313 | (4) |
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Regime for Spin-Resonant Computers Using Noise Pulses |
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317 | (4) |
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| Theoretical Modeling |
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Introduction to Thermal Activation and High Frequency Dynamics |
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321 | (24) |
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Computational Micromagnetism of Magnetic Structures and Magnetization Processes in Thin Platelets and Small Particles |
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345 | (18) |
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Finite Size Effects in Small Particle Systems |
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363 | (6) |
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Micromagnetic Analysis of the Physical Basis of Vector Preisach-Type Models |
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369 | (4) |
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Micromagnetic Evaluation of the Interactions in Particulate Systems |
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373 | (4) |
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Static and Dynamic Interactions in Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Systems |
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377 | (4) |
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| Switching/Nanophase Materials |
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Synthesis of Passivated Cobalt Nanocrystal Arrays with Controlled Size and Shape |
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381 | (4) |
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Magnetization Reversal and Anisotropy in Exchange Coupled Structures |
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385 | (6) |
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391 | (6) |
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Glassy Features and Surface Effects in Maghemite Nanoparticle Systems |
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397 | (8) |
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Enhancement of Magnetic Properties by Co Substitution in Nd3(Fe1-xCox)27.5 Ti1.5(x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4) Intermetallic Compounds |
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405 | (6) |
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Magnetic Properties of Iron Oxide Nanocomposites |
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411 | (8) |
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Study of Nanostructured Cu-Ferrospinel for Magnetic Storage Media |
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419 | (6) |
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High Speed Switching in Recording Media |
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425 | (16) |
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| Magnetic Heads-Tribology |
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A Highly Sensitive Spin-Valve Transistor |
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441 | (4) |
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Epitaxial Growth of Iron Nitrides by MBE in the Presence of an Atomic Nitrogen Source |
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445 | (4) |
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An Introduction to Magnetic Recording Heads |
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449 | (18) |
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The Tribology of Flexible Magnetic Recording Media |
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467 | (20) |
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Macro- and Microtribology of Magnetic Rigid Disk Drives |
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487 | (10) |
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Surface Analysis of Media/Head Interactions in Information Storage Systems |
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497 | (8) |
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| Signal Processing |
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Modulation and Coding for Digital Magnetic Recording Systems |
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505 | (14) |
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Iterative Equalization and Decoding for Magnetic Recording Channels |
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519 | (12) |
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| Magneto-Transport |
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Exchange-Biased Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Prepared by In-Situ Natural Oxidation |
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XPS Analysis of Thin Insulating Barriers in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions |
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Giant Magnetoresistance of Fe/Cr Superlattices in Wide Frequency Range |
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Enhancement of Coercivity Induced by Film Morphology Changes in Co/Cu Multilayers |
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Laser Irradiation Effects on Microstructure and Magneto-Transport Properties of PLD Co0.08Ag0.92 Films |
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Epitaxy and Magnetism of Fe and FeCo on GaAs (001): Growth, Onset of Ferromagnetism and Magnetic Anisotropies |
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| Future Memories |
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Future of Magnetic Recording Systems |
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559 | (12) |
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571 | (14) |
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High Density Recording Phase-Change Optical Disk Technology |
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585 | (14) |
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Beyond Magnetic Storage: Atoms and Molecules |
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| Author Index |
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