Abstract: An analytical and simplified method was developed for predicting error propagation encountered when optically measuring head-to-medium spacing in magnetic disk drives. Two kinds of optical interferences ...

Abstract: A novel method for measuring the velocity-dependent adhesive force exerted on a magnetic disk has been developed using the micro-probe of a scanning probe microscope (SPM). The deformation of ...

Abstract: A novel method for identifying the adhesion force and dynamic elongation of molecularly thin lubricant coated over a DLC (diamond-like-carbon) surface was developed, in which those values were ...

Abstract: Spring constants and damping coefficients of a thin lubricant bridge of a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricant intervening between a diamond probe tip and a diamond-like carbon (DLC) surface of ...