Volume 29, No. 4CONTENTS

Preface:?…M. Takahashi

Guest Comment:

• Iron, the Miracle Metal……S. Sawada

Review Articles on Advanced Sensing Technology of Magnetism…K. Nakagawa, H. Saito, T. Mitsuzuka, and S. Yamada

Review:

• 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

Lecture:

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

Notice Board

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Contributed Papers:

Magnetic Recording

• 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

Hard Magnetic Materials

• 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

Thin Films

• 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

Soft Magnetic Materials

• 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

Measurement and High-Frequency Devices

• 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

Power Magnetics

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

Biomagnetic and Medical Applications

• 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

Magnetics Society of Japan

• 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