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This article presents a micromagnetic study of the dynamic magnetic switching process in the pole tip region of stitched-pole thin film write heads. The impacts of track width reduction and pole material saturation moment on the high frequency performance of the heads have been investigated. It is found that the magnetic switching process of the pole tip region at low recording frequencies can be characterized by three stages: the nucleation of a vortex (or vortices), followed by the motion of the vortex (or vortices), and finally the annihilation of the vortex (or vortices). At high frequencies, however, a residual vortex (or vortices) will always remain in the pole tips, resulting in lower head field amplitude. Frequency roll-off characteristics of the head field response have been calculated. The roll off is the result of residual vortex (or vortices), and the vortex moving speed limits the operational frequency range of the head. Reducing the track width lowers the head field 3 dB roll-off frequency. The simulation also finds that the use of 45/55 NiFe, which has significantly higher moment than permalloy, results in higher roll-off frequency as compared to permalloy. © 2000 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents a study of single-turn high-frequency write heads at submicron track widths utilizing a full three-dimensional dynamic micromagnetic model. Designs that are modeled to study the effect of head dimensions; Calculated head field inside the recording media for the head designs; Magnetization configurations of the laminated layers in the top yoke.