Perpendicular magnetic recording and perpendicular magnetic reproducing apparatus

摘要

The present invention is directed to a perpendicular magnetic recording apparatus and a perpendicular magnetic reproducing apparatus which can achieve high-density recording and high output reproduction. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium (2) is used which has a perpendicular magnetic film made of chiefly Co, Pt and a vertical coercive force of 1500 Oe or above. This recording medium is recorded by the magnetic head (4) of which at least the magnetic gap portion is formed of the soft magnetic thin film (3). This soft magnetic thin film (3) contains chiefly Fe and has a saturation magnetic flux density 4 pi Ms of 19 kG or above.