Abstract

We calculate the heavy quarkonium energy levels and decay widths in a quark-gluon plasma, whose temperature T and screening mass m\_D satisfy the hierarchy m alpha\_s >> T >> m alpha\_s^2 >> m\_D (m being the heavy-quark mass), at order m alpha\_s^5. We first sequentially integrate out the scales m, m alpha\_s and T, and, next, we carry out the calculations in the resulting effective theory using techniques of integration by regions. A collinear region is identified, which contributes at this order. We also discuss the implications of our results concerning heavy quarkonium suppression in heavy ion collisions.

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