Magnetic Recording Handbook [Paperback]

1 Magnetic Recording History and Early Recorders.- Historical highlights, devices, and pioneers.- American developments.- European developments.- Later American developments.- Contemporary developments.- 1. Theory, Technology, and Manufacture.- 2 Fundamentals of Magnetic Recording.- Magnetism.- Electromagnetism.- Magnetic measurements.- Magnetic materials.- Some general concepts of magnetic recording.- Magnetic recordings made visible.- Basic components of a magnetic recorder.- Theory of magnetic recording.- AC or high-frequency (hf) biasing.- HF bias and domain theory.- Overall response.- Special conditions in magnetic recording.- Magnetooptical and magnetoelectronic recording and playback.- Magnetoferrography.- 3 Magnetic Record Media.- Desirable qualities of a magnetic record.- Effects of magnetic and physical properties.- Coated tapes.- Coated discs and drums.- Deposited magnetic films.- Perpendicular-oriented record media.- Tape testing.- Wear life of coated tapes.- Use and care of magnetic records.- Magnetic measuring instruments.- 4 Magnetic Heads.- Ring heads: the external field.- Ring heads: the magnetic circuit.- Magnetic circuit calculations.- Electrical properties of heads.- Playback head calculations.- Impedance calculations.- Head design: the head core.- Head windings.- Position of winding on the core.- Head shielding.- Recording effects.- Simultaneous record and playback.- Multichannel heads.- Computer and instrumentation heads.- Head wear.- Lubricants.- Head adjustments.- 5 Magnetic Heads: Special Designs.- High density heads.- High frequencyhigh field heads.- Contour-free heads.- Permeable gap head.- Flux sensitive heads.- Thin film heads.- Stylus heads.- Boundary displacement head.- Scanning heads.- 6 Electronic Systems.- Amplifiers.- Analog recording, and equalization of frequency response.- Playback of analog recordings.- Equalization standards for analog systems.- Instrumentation: direct recording.- Instrumentation and video: FM systems.- Digitlãb