Patterned master carrier for magnetic transfer, manufacturing method thereof, magnetic transfer method, recording medium, and magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus

摘要

A patterned master carrier for magnetic transfer is used to transfer a magnetization pattern, which does not cause a problem such as an error attributable to a subpulse upon signal reproduction, to a slave medium. A signal pattern on a surface of a patterned master carrier for the magnetic transfer includes signal areas and no-signal areas, and the signal area is provided with an actual signal pattern and a dummy signal pattern adjacent to the no-signal area. Therefore, the actual signal pattern is not adjacent to the no-signal area.