The influence of the spectroscopic deformation of Li-isotopes on their interaction with 51V

The energy dependence of the total reaction cross section sigmasup(r) and its tensor analyzing power Tsup(r)20 was measured for the 7Li-51V interaction in the energy range Esub(L)sub(i) = 10-20 MeV using two different experimental methods. Reaction residues were observed directly by their characteristic γ-emission, and the elastic scattering of 7Li from 51V was investigated. Additionally, the elastic scattering of 6Li from 51V was measured at 9.8, 12 and 14 MeV. The tensor analyzing power data can be interpreted as being caused by the spectroscopic mass deformation of the Li-ions. The energy dependence of sigmasup(r) and Tsup(r)20 above the Coulomb barrier can be described in terms of the classical sharp-cutoff model. (orig.)