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Advanced Laboratory

This is a wiki for the Advanced Laboratory course (173.308/608) at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The advanced laboratory involves the execution, analysis and presentation of several important experiments.

The Experiments

• Muon Lifetime
• Hall Effect
• Franck-Hertz
• Photoelectric Effect
• Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• Nuclear Spectroscopy
• The Zeeman Effect
• Rutherford Scattering
• Brownian Motion
• Millikan Oil Drop
• Speed of Light
• Single Photon Interference
• Radio Telescope

Syllabus and Extra Information

The sites for years before 2011 contain additional information about experiments beyond that offered on this wiki. (Links may become stale if original authors remove content.)

• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2005

Contacts

The experiments and Physics Undergraduate Computer lab are maintained by Steve Wonnell (wonnell@pha.jhu.edu).

See pages of specific years (above) for information about course instructors

Location and Access

The all experiments associated with the lab are located in room 478 of Bloomberg Hall: the Physics Undergraduate Computer (PUC) lab. Access to the PUC lab is managed by Steve Wonnell.