  We propose alternative determinant representations of certain form factors
and scalar products of states in rational Gaudin models realized in terms of
compact spins. We use alternative pseudo-vacuums to write overlaps in terms of
partition functions with domain wall boundary conditions. Contrarily to
Slavnovs determinant formulas, this construction does not require that any of
the involved states be solutions to the Bethe equations; a fact that could
prove useful in certain non-equilibrium problems. Moreover, by using an
atypical determinant representation of the partition functions, we propose
expressions for the local spin raising and lowering operators form factors
which only depend on the eigenvalues of the conserved charges. These
eigenvalues define eigenstates via solutions of a system of quadratic equations
instead of the usual Bethe equations. Consequently, the current work allows
important simplifications to numerical procedures addressing decoherence in
Gaudin models.
