Dynamics of H9+ in intense laser pulses

We discuss the response of the H9+ cluster to an excitation by an intense laser beam. Calculations are done within the framework of TDLDA-MD, an approach which has proven to provide a robust tool for investigations in metal cluster dynamics. We first discuss static and low energy properties of H9+ and make comparisons with other existing ab initio results. We then explore the various excitation/deexcitation scenarios as a function of the laser parameters.