Volume 26, No. 3CONTENTS

Guest Comment

• Looking Back My Research on Applied Magnetism….K. Kobayashi

Reviews

• Lubricant and Overcoat Systems for Rigid Magnetic Recording Media….R. J. Waltman and G. W. Tyndall
• High Thermal Stability and Low Media Noise in Perpendicular Recording Media?Thermal Stability of Perpendicular Recording Media Characterized by Using a Pulse Magnetometer?….T. Shimatsu, H. Uwazumi, H. Muraoka, and Y. Nakamura
• Frontiers of Accelerator Science and the Physics of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials….Y. Iwashita and M. Kumada

Topics

• Microscopic Distribution Measurements for Microwave Frequency Magnetic Fields by Fiber-Edge Magneto-Optic (FEMO) Probing….M. Tsuchiya, E. Yamazaki, S. Wakana, and M. Kishi

Lecture “Magnetic Materials”

• Lecture on Soft Magnetic Materials IV. Soft Magnetic Materials by Nano-Scale Fabrication Process….Y. Shimada

Contributed Paper

• Operating Characteristics of Orthogonal Core Phase Shifter….K. Nakamura, S. Akatsuka, T. Ohinata, M. Kawakami, M. Maeda, H. Sato, and O. Ichinokura
• Environment-friendly Electromagnetic Wave Absorber Using Bearing Grinding Sludge….H. Kawai, Y. Nishimura, and H. Takagi
• Measurement of Surface Force of Fine Particles at a Short Distance in a Magnetic Fluid under an Electric and Magnetic Field….T. Miyazaki, A. Shibayama, and T. Fujita

Notice Board

• Conference Calendar
• Message from Committee
• Symposium & Technical Meeting Report
• Committee Report
• Contributing Membership

Magnetics Society of Japan

• President:Shogo Ueno
• Vice President:Yoshimasa Miura, Hidenori Miyajima
• Director, General Affairs:Terunobu Miyazaki, Akimitsu Morisako
• Director, Treasurer:Isamu Sato, Kiminari Shinagawa
• Director, Planning:Norio Ohta, Hidetoshi Matsuki
• Director, Editing:Kazuhiko Yamada, Migaku Takahashi
• Auditor:Masahiko Kaneko, Kohki Noda