MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC SIGNAL REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

The magnetic recording medium has a magnetic layer containing multiple nonmagnetic particles having a ratio, major axis length/minor axis length, of less than or equal to 1.5, the multiple nonmagnetic particles are present in the magnetic layer in a state where, when the depth to which each of the multiple nonmagnetic particles is embedded in the magnetic layer in observation of a sectional image picked up by SEM is denoted as b and the thickness of the magnetic layer as t, the average value of the ratio of b/t is less than or equal to 0.9, and the number of protrusions 5 nm or greater in height is 800 or greater and the number of protrusions 20 nm or greater in height is 20 or less as measured by AFM per an area 40 μm×40 μm on the magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic recording medium.

主权项

1. A magnetic recording medium,
which comprises a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support; wherein the magnetic layer comprises multiple nonmagnetic particles having a ratio of a major axis length to a minor axis length, major axis length/minor axis length, of less than or equal to 1.5; the multiple nonmagnetic particles are present in the magnetic layer in a state where, when a depth to which each of the multiple nonmagnetic particles is embedded in the magnetic layer in observation of a sectional image picked up by a scanning electron microscope is denoted as b and a thickness of the magnetic layer is denoted as t, an average value of a ratio of b/t is less than or equal to 0.9; and a number of protrusions greater than or equal to 5 nm in height is greater than or equal to 800 and a number of protrusions greater than or equal to 20 nm in height is less than or equal to 20 as measured by an atomic force microscope per an area 40 μm×40 μm on a magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic recording medium.