An investigation of the "take-off" characteristic of tri-pad sliders using phase demodulated laser interferometry

The interaction between a tri-pad slider and a rigid disk during "take-off" is characterized using phase demodulated laser interferometry and acoustic emission (AE). A double peak was observed in the AE signal during the "take-off". A biquadratic surface fit for the air bearing s...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 1997-09, Vol.33 (5), p.3133-3135
Main Authors: McMillan, T.C., Talke, F.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic emission
Interferometry
Laser transitions
Rails
Surface fitting
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Summary:The interaction between a tri-pad slider and a rigid disk during "take-off" is characterized using phase demodulated laser interferometry and acoustic emission (AE). A double peak was observed in the AE signal during the "take-off". A biquadratic surface fit for the air bearing surface was used and it was found that the transition between the first peak and the second peak corresponds to a change in contact location from the rails to the tri-pad of the slider. The second peak is shown to correspond to a change in contact location from the leading to the trailing edge of the third pad. As the disk linear velocity increases, the tri-pad slider increases its pitch angle, but remains in contact with the disk, pivoting on the trailing edge of the tripad.
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/20.617868