  In this work a formula for charmonium suppression obtained by Matsui in 1989
is analytically generalized for the case of complex c-cbar potential described
by a 3-dimensional and isotropic time-dependent harmonic oscillator (THO). It
is suggested that under certain conditions the formula can be applied to
describe J/\psi suppression in heavy-ion collisions at CERN-SPS, RHIC, and LHC
with the advantage of analytical tractability.

Nuclear Theory