Park, HS Yoo, YC Bae, GN Hwang, JH 2024-01-21T15:06:40Z 2024-01-21T15:06:40Z 2021-09-05 1999-09 0018-9464 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/141952 Particle contamination in a hard disk drive has been recognized as an important issue because particles can significantly affect the reliability of the drive. In this study, characteristics of the particle generation in a hard disk drive during the start/stop period were investigated. The number of particles generated in the drive was measured at 5 locations using CNC (condensation nucleus counter) with a sampling probe. It was found that most of particles were generated whenever the drive started or stopped. The number of particles detected by the condensation nucleus counter depended on parameters including sampling location and sampling velocity. English Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Investigation of particle generation in a hard disk drive during the start/stop period Article 10.1109/20.800851 1 IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, v.35, no.5, pp.2439 - 2441 IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 35 5 2439 2441 N scopus 000083151100071 2-s2.0-0033183958 Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Physics, Applied Engineering Physics Article; Proceedings Paper INTERFACE particle