Azimuth record head for minimizing and equalizing crosstalk between tracks of opposite azimuths

A record head for providing an azimuth recording of magnetic tracks of a selected width and track pitch in a magnetic media while generating minimized and equal crosstalk between the recorded tracks upon their subsequent readout, the record head including a pair of bonded magnetic cores having a transducing gap of selected gap length formed therebetween by a first facing edge of preselected width in a first core in generally confronting relation with a second facing edge of second preselected width in a second core, comprising:

• means for orienting the record head relative to the magnetic media to cause an over-writing side of the head to overlap and thus over-write a portion of a previous track to generate the azimuth recording;
• said second core being laterally offset relative to said first core at said over-writing side of the head so that the second facing edge extends laterally beyond the end of the first facing edge a preselected distance at said over-writing side;
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• transport means for moving the record head relative to the media with the second facing edge trailing the first facing edge to provide the partially over-written recorded tracks in the media.

A method of providing an azimuth recording of magnetic tracks of selected track pitch in a magnetic media while generating minimized and equal crosstalk between the tracks upon their subsequent readout, utilizing a record head whose transducing gap is of a given gap length and is formed with a first facing edge of preselected width in generally confronting relation with a second facing edge of a second preselected width, comprising the steps of:

• orienting the record head relative to the magnetic media to provide the azimuth recording, wherein an adjacent portion of a previously recorded track is over-written by an over-writing side of the head on a next head pass;
• generating at the over-writing side of the head a generally straight switching contour of constant magnetic field strength extending at least a gap length beyond the first facing edge;
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• moving the record head relative to the magnetic media with the straight switching contour at the over-writing side of the head overlapping the adjacent portion of the previously recorded track, to provide the azimuth recording of recorded tracks in the media.

A method of recording an azimuth recording of recorded tracks of selected track pitch and of selected width in a magnetic media via a transducing gap of selected length while generating minimized and generally equal crosstalk between the tracks upon a subsequent readout process, comprising;

• generating via the transducing gap a generally straight switching contour of constant magnetic field strength representing a bit of data;
• generating at an over-writing side of the transducing gap an extension of the straight switching contour of at least the selected length of the gap;
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• successively recording the generally straight switching contour in the magnetic media with at least the extension of the straight switching contour overlapping and thus over-writing a portion of a previously recorded track to record successive substantially straight transition recordings defining said azimuth recording.