Principles of Plasma Diagnostics

I have been studying the rudimentary tendencies of plasmas. Now I will be working under Cheryl Johnson, an undergraduate senior, taking data for a distribution of Xenon-Argon Plasma.
Before I can take the data, I have to make the probe I'll be inserting into the Plasma. The probe is just a Langmuir probe - essentially a wire sticking into the plasma. Once made, I can stick it on a shaft that will adjust how deep it sticks into the plasma. The voltage difference tells us the electron temperature and ion density and some other data based on known distributions... I think.
Specifically, I'm not sure exactly what data I'll be looking for, so since Monday, I've been looking at Principles of Plasma Diagnostics by Hutchinson to prioritize my data and understand what characteristics are needed for the probe. If there are specific trends I want to find, some design elements might compromise that data. Pretty nifty.
Thanksgiving is getting in the way, but I'm looking forward to a 4 day break. Vincent has also been around the last couple of days, so instead of going to the lab, we've been exploring.