| Abstract: | We present measurements of $pi^-$ and $pi^+$ elliptic flow, $v_2$, at
midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at $sqrt{s_{_{
m NN}}} =$ 200, 62.4, 39, 27,
19.6, 11.5 and 7.7 GeV, as a function of event-by-event charge asymmetry,
$A_{ch}$, based on data from the STAR experiment at RHIC. We find that $pi^-$
($pi^+$) elliptic flow linearly increases (decreases) with charge asymmetry
for most centrality bins at $sqrt{s_{_{
m NN}}} = ext{27 GeV}$ and higher.
At $sqrt{s_{_{
m NN}}} = ext{200 GeV}$, the slope of the difference of
$v_2$ between $pi^-$ and $pi^+$ as a function of $A_{ch}$ exhibits a
centrality dependence, which is qualitatively similar to calculations that
incorporate a chiral magnetic wave effect. Similar centrality dependence is
also observed at lower energies. |
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