Method and apparatus to detect sub-micron particles in a...

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Record transport with head stationary during transducing – Disk record

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C360S128000

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07630167

ABSTRACT:
A hard disk drive that includes an optical pick-up coupled to a head of a hard disk assembly (“HDA”). The head is located adjacent to a disk. The optical pick-up can sense the surface of the disk by detecting light reflected from the surface. The optical pick-up is coupled to a particle circuit that can distinguish between an embedded particle and a floating particle from the reflected light.

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