Photoelectron circular dichroism in fenchone by short coherent broadband laser pulses

Photoelectron circular dichroism (PECD) of fenchone induced by short coherent broadband laser pulses is studied theoretically using the time-dependent single-center method. In particular, we investigate the chiral response to circularly polarized pulses with a sine-squared energy spectrum between 1 and 3 eV. We consider nonchirped and differently chirped pulses of a moderate peak intensity of 3 x 1012 W/cm2 and a nonchirped pulse of a higher peak intensity of 1 x 1014 W/cm2 leading to a strong-field ionization. Thereby, effects of the frequency ordering and pulse intensity are investigated in some detail. The present theoretical study predicts a substantial multiphoton PECD of fenchone, which can be manipulated by tailoring a spectral phase and intensity profile of a single coherent broadband laser pulse.