December 1, 1999
      
                  
        
  Author(s)
  Harold V. Parks,   S R. Leone
 
       
            
    
    
        Alignment and orientation effects in the energy pooling process, Sr(5s5p 3P 1) + Sr(5s5p 3P 1)-> Sr(5s5p 1P 1) + Sr(5s 2 1S o), are studied in a single atomic beam. The Sr atoms are prepared in an aligned initial state with a polarized laser, and alignment