PROJECT LIGHTNING

Abstract

The study of the manner in which changes in vacuum deposition parameters affect magnetic properties of permalloy film cores resulted in increased knowledge of the effects of substrate temperature, substate nature and cleaning, residual gas pressure, and rate of deposition. Improved deposition conditions yielded arrays with lower average values of H sub C (Coercivity), and H sub K (anisotropy field) and much lower ranges of magnetic properties. Film switching measurements continued to be used as a research tool in the investigation of the magnetic properties of thin films. A general review of the ferromagnetic resonance work is given. A 9-word, 16-digit search memory was evaluated; the readout pulse length could be reduced to 15 nsec without degrading the output signal. A possible mode of operation for the 24 x 24 shift matrix was developed. When 6 experimental 100-ma RCA germanium tunnel diodes were tested, their switching characteristics were nearly identical. Switching speeds ranged from 1.2 to 2 nsec. (uthor)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268513

Entities

Organizations

  • Sperry Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anisotropy
  • Coercivity
  • Diodes
  • Ferromagnetic Resonance
  • Films
  • Germanium
  • Lightning
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Residuals
  • Resonance
  • Switching
  • Thin Films
  • Tunnel Diodes
  • Vacuum Deposition

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.