Many-head arrays for high-data-rate recorders: requirements, design considerations for next-generation VLBI systems

We have now selected thin-film inductive-write and magnetoresistive-read head technologies for the manufacture and further development of affordable, narrow-track, many-head arrays which are needed for wideband Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) recording systems. Key to this choice of technology is good manufacturability and an acceptable headlife.<
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