Magnetic recording head and magnetic recording apparatus

A magnetic recording apparatus comprising:

• a magnetic recording medium;
• a magnetic writing head including,
• a main magnetic pole,
• a first magnetic layer having a coercivity lower than a magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole,
• a second magnetic layer having a coercivity lower than the magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole, and
• a shield,
• wherein the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are sandwiched between the shield and the main magnetic pole, and each of the main magnetic pole and the shield have a back gap portion,
• a moving mechanism configured to allow relative movement between the magnetic recording medium and the magnetic writing head which are opposed to each other with a spacing therebetween or in contact with each other;
• a controller configured to position the magnetic writing head at a prescribed recording position of the magnetic recording medium;
• and
• a signal processing unit configured to perform writing of a signal on the magnetic recording medium by using the magnetic writing head.