Preface: …M. Takahashi

Guest Comment:

• Iron, the Miracle Metal......S. Sawada

• Advanced Techniques for Three-dimensional Observation and Elemental/Chemical-bonding-state Mapping of Fine Structures Using Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope…H. Kakibayashi, M. Iwaki, M. Koguchi, and K. Kaji
• Current State of Analytical Electron Microscopy in Materials Science…T. Oikawa
• Application of Three-dimensional Atom Probe to Thin Film Analysis…K. Hono, T. Ohkubo, and Y. K. Takahashi
• Analysis of Magnetic Flux Information Using Electron Holography…A. Tonomura

• Environmental Magnetic Noise and Magnetic Shielding I
  Fluctuation of Magnetic Fields Due to Electric Railcars…K. Yamazaki, and K. Kobayashi

• Optimum Layer Structure of Antiferromagnetic-Coupled Multilayer for SPT Perpendicular Writer Heads…H. Akimoto, K. Shimizu, H. Kanai, A. Tamura, Y. Ikegawa, and Y. Uehara
• K_u2 term of Magnetic Anisotropy and Microstructure of CoPtCr-SiO₂ Perpendicular Recording Media…H. Sato, T. Shimatsu, K. Mitsuzuka, T. Oikawa, O. Kitakami, S. Okamoto, H. Muraoka, H. Aoi, and Y. Nakamura
• Performance Comparison of Longitudinal and Perpendicular Magnetic Recordings Using PRML Systems…Y. Okamoto, Y. Kondo, H. Osawa, Y. Nakamura, H. Muraoka, and Y. Nakamura

• Magnetic Properties of Sr-Zn-W-Type Ferrite Powders Prepared by Reaction Sintering in Air and Production of Bonded Magnets…H. Yamamoto, Y. Koizumi, and M. Senda

• Measurements of Spin Polarization of Ferromagnetic Materials at Junction Interface…K. Imaeda, H. Asano, M. Ito, M. Sugiyama, N. Koduka, and M. Matsui
• Electrode Thickness Dependence of the Tunneling Magnetoresistance Effect in Cu/Ni₈₀Fe₂₀/N (N = Cu, Cu/Pt)…Y. Kurosaki, T. Nagahama, S. Yuasa, Y. Suzuki, and T. Katayama
• FMR Spectrum-linewidth and Spin Diffusion Length in Cu/Ni₈₀Fe₂₀/N (N = Cu, Cu/Pt)…S. Yakata, Y. Ando, S. Mizukami, and T. Miyazaki
• Structural, Magnetic and Electrical Transport Properties of Co2CrGa Full Heusler Alloy Films…M. Kikuchi, T. Masaki, N. Tezuka, S. Sugimoto, and K. Inomata
• Magnetic Properties of Ni-Fe Ultra Thin Films with a Ru Capping Layer…B. Sadeh, T. Takenaga, T. Kuroiwa, T. Furukawa, H. Kobayashi, and T. Oomori
• Magnetic State of Fe(001) Monatomic Layer Facing Single-crystalline MgO(001) Tunneling Barrier: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism Study…S. Saito, K. Miyokawa, T. Katayama, S. Yuasa, T. Kamino, K. Hanashima, T. Saito, Y. Suzuki, K. Mamiya, and T. Koide

• Fabrication of Ni-Zn Ferrite Thin Film Using the Low-Target-Voltage Reactive ECR Sputtering Method…T. Tanaka, G. Ishida, H. Fujimori, Y. Shimosato, S. Okada, M. Matsuura, and S. Yamamoto

• Design of High-Frequency-Carrier Type Thin Film Magnetic Field Sensor…N. Horikoshi, S. Yabukami, Y. Murayama, T. Ozawa, K. Ishiyama, and K. I. Arai
• Coil Cancellation Scheme with an Electronic Gradiometer for the Reduction of Magnetic Field Noise…A. Hayashi, Y. Hirata, and S. Kuriki
• Examination of a Force Sensor Using a TbFeCo Giant Magnetostrictive Thin Film…Y. Torii, M. Fujishige, N. Aoyagi, H. Wakiwaka, T. Kiyomiya, Y. Matsuo, Y. Yamada, and M. Makimura
• Effect of Superposition of a Shaking Field in a Magnetostrictive Type Torque Sensor…S. Ueno, D. Komatsu, T. Koto, and H. Wakiwaka
• Design of a Circulator with Ferrite Thin Film…K. Oshiro, T. Noborio, H. Fujimori, H. Mikami, S. Fujii, M. Matsuura, and S. Yamamoto

• Consideration of Optimal Construction of EIE-Core…S. Hayakawa, K. Nakamura, S. Akatsuka, M. Kawakami, T. Ohinata, K. Minazawa, and O. Ichinokura

• Spatio-temporal Analysis of Exercise-Induced MCGs of Normal Subjects Based on Three-Dimensional Magnetic Measurement…K. Oashi, B. S. Kim, K. Kumaki, Y. Uchikawa, and K. Kobayashi
• Discussion of SEFs Responses to Thumb Stimulation of Different Stimulus Repetition Frequencies with Recovery Periods…M. Owa, B. S. Kim, K. Kobayashi, H. Miyanaga, T. Ayabe, and Y. Uchikawa

• President:      Ken-Ichi Arai
• Vice President:      Masanori Abe, Masato Sagawa
• Director, General Affairs:      Akimitsu Morisako, Kouji Ando
• Director, Treasurer:      Kiminari Shinagawa, Kenji Ohmori
• Director, Planning:      Hidetoshi Matsuki, Kenjirou Watanabe
• Director, Editing:      Migaku Takahashi, Masaaki Futamoto
• Auditor:      Ichiro Sasada, Yoshikazu Narumiya