  An ab initio simulation of strong-field photodissociation of diatomic
molecules was developed, inspired by recent dissociation experiments of F2-.
The transition between electronic states was modeled, including the laser pulse
and transition dipole, and the angle between them. The initial conditions of
the system were set to be thermal and to include different rovibrational
states. Carefully designed absorbing boundary conditions were applied to
describe the boundary conditions of the experiment. We studied the influence of
field intensity on the direction of the outcoming fragments and
laboratory-fixed axis, defined by the field polarization. At high intensities,
the angular distribution became more peaked with a marginal influence on
kinetic energy release.
