Research Article

Slider Posture Effects on Air Bearing in a Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording System

Figure 7

Comparison of air bearing pressure profiles on the slider surface with a 0.05  m heated spot on the disk for different minimum channel heights ( ) with a fixed pitch angle ( ) of 0.01 rad and (insert) the comparison of bearing forces at different minimum channel heights with a 0.05  m heated spot.
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