SPIN POLARIZATION OF THE 4d-PHOTOELECTRONS OF I$_2$-MOLECULES
   AFTER EXCITATION BY LINEARLY AND CIRCULARLY POLARIZED RADIATION

   B. Schmidtke$^\ast$, M. Drescher$^\ast$, U. Heinzmann$^\ast$, 
   G. Snell$^\sharp$, J. Viefhaus$^\ddag$, and U. Becker$^\ddag$

$^\ast$Universitaet Bielefeld, Fakultaet fuer Physik, 
 Postfach 100131, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
$^\sharp$Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
$^\ddag$Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 
 Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany

First spin polarization data on 4d-photoelectrons of the I$_2$ molecule is
reported. The similarity of both measured spin polarization components with
data from xenon supports a pronounced atomic character of the I$_2$-4d shell.