Magnetic head having a contact sensor

1. A magnetic head comprising:

a medium facing surface that faces a surface of a recording medium;

a write head section;

a contact sensor that detects contact of the medium facing surface with the surface of the recording medium; and

a heat sink adjacent to the contact sensor, wherein:

the write head section has a magnetic pole that produces a write magnetic field for writing data on the recording medium;

the contact sensor and the heat sink have respective end faces located in the medium facing surface;

the contact sensor varies in resistance in response to temperature variations, and is to be energized; and

the heat sink includes an intermediate layer made of a nonmagnetic metal material, and two ferromagnetic layers made of a metal-based magnetic material, the two ferromagnetic layers being disposed with the intermediate layer therebetween, and being antiferromagnetically exchange-coupled to each other via the intermediate layer.

2. The magnetic head according to claim 1 , further comprising an insulating film interposed between the contact sensor and the heat sink.

3. The magnetic head according to claim 2 , wherein the insulating film has a thickness greater than zero and smaller than 370 nm.

4. The magnetic head according to claim 1 , further comprising a heater that generates heat for causing part of the medium facing surface to protrude.

5. A head assembly comprising a slider, and a supporter that flexibly supports the slider, wherein the slider includes the magnetic head according to claim 1 , and is disposed to face the surface of the recording medium.

6. A magnetic recording device comprising the magnetic head according to claim 1 , the recording medium, and a positioning device that supports the magnetic head and positions the magnetic head with respect to the recording medium.