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Frequency-Modulation Noise in Magnetic Recording

Certain noise effects associated with high-frequency recorded signals are attributable to rapid fluctuations in the speed of the magnetic tape as it passes over the recording heads. The high-frequency tape flutter may be caused by resonant longitudinal vibrations which are excited by random frictional forces. The flutter rate can be determined theoretically from a consideration of the mechanical properties of magnetic tape, and the calculations verified by actual measurement with a frequency discriminator and spectrum analyzer.

Authors: von Behren, Robert A.; Youngquist, R. J.
Affiliation: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, Saint Paul, MN
JAES Volume 3 Issue 1 pp. 26-30; January 1955 Import into BibTeX

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