Abstract: To achieve high recording density, the combination of low flying head and smooth disk surface is very desirable. Although high stiction associated with the smooth surface can be avoided by ...

Abstract: Flying characteristics of 50 percent negative pressure sliders on aluminum, glass, and silicon disks with different surface characteristics are described. By using an AE (acoustic emission) and ...

Abstract: The direct simulation Monte Carlo method is used to study rarefied gas flow between an inclined plane slider bearing and a nanochannel representing one groove in discrete track recording head/disk ...