Azimuthal correlations of hadrons and fragments in nucleus-nucleus collisions

Two-particle （two-fragment） azimuthal correlation functions are studied by using a simple formula which describes uniformly azimuthal distributions of final-state charged particles and nuclear fragments. This formula is obtained in the framework of a multi-source thermal model （or multi-source ideal gas model）. The calculated results are compared and found to be in agreement with the experimental data of charged hadrons and nuclear fragments in nucleus-nucleus collisions at intermediate and high energies.