Magnetic linear dichroism has been studied to investigate the Gd 5p photoem
ission peaks. The Gd 5p components have been labelled according to an L-S c
oupling determination of the possible final states that can be reached from
the S-8(7/2) initial state. These results show two triplet states. The beh
aviour of the 5p peaks through the giant resonance has been also studied. T
he 5p(1/2) peaks show a more prominent resonant behaviour than the 5p(3/2)
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