Fully relativistic investigations on the magnetic circular dichroism in emi
ssion have been performed for Rh in the three alloy systems Co0.75Rh0.25, C
o0.75-xRh0.25Nix, and Co0.75Rh0.25-xPdx. The results obtained using the spi
n-polarized relativistic Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method of band-structure ca
lculations together with the coherent-potential approximation (SPR-KKR-CPA)
allow one to make a detailed interpretation of corresponding experimental
data. The changes in the magnetic moments of Co and Rh in the binary alloy
CoxRh1-x caused by substitution of Pd for Ph and Ni for Co, respectively, a
re discussed in comparison with experimental data and a generalized Slater-
Pauling curve.