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Paper
Precise side writing measurements using a single recording head
Abstract
A method is presented by which the write width of a recording head may be determined using a single head alone. Analysis of data from a thin film and a ferrite head on a 3380-like particulate disk indicates the thin film head tends to write a narrower track due to the finite pole thickness and lack of a taper angle. © 1984 IEEE