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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ioLh7boMc&feature=related It was stated to be a plasma plume (wikipedia also has a screen cap from the same video, stating it is a plasma plume as well).

Hi, I've seen a video of the US navy test firing a rail gun and in the video there is a plasma plume that follows the projectile. I am unsure of what exactly is causing the plasma plume... specifically: Is it the electrical energy passing through the rails that ignites the air and...