We compare the outcome of two different numerical methods aimed at solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation associated with the interaction of H- with an ultrashort laser pulse. These methods of spectral and configuration interaction type are based on an expansion of the total wavefunction on eigenstates of H- built as products of either B-spline or complex Sturmian functions. A careful analysis of our results together with a comparison with other existing theoretical data sheds some light on subtle aspects of the theoretical treatments of H- in a strong laser field. A particular emphasis is put on the crucial role played by the density of states in the continua.
Kamta, G., Grosges, T., Piraux, B., Hasbani, R., Cormier, E., & Bachau, H. (2001). Ionization of H- by a strong ultrashort laser pulse. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 34(5), 857-867. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/34/5/313 (Original work published 2001)