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The concept of using comparison between magneto-optic measurements taken in the linear and second-harmonic reflected fields to address problems attending the development of ultra-high-density recording media as the limits of thermal stability are approached is presented. It is shown how magneto-optical measurements made routinely in the linear reflected field to access many of the bulk characteristics of such media may, by operating in the second-harmonic field, be fruitfully extended. To illustrate the techniques being explored, reference is made to initial measurements on a longitudinal recording medium under continuing development at Coventry. This medium, already shown to support recording at linear densities in excess of 100 kfci, is based on cobalt particles around 10 nm in diameter.
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Received: 16 October 2001 / Revised version: 14 March 2002 / Published online: 29 May 2002
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Newman, D., Wears, M., Atkinson, R. et al. Using non-linear magneto-optic techniques to characterise particulate recording media . Appl Phys B 74, 715–718 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400200859
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400200859