Influence of the static deformation of /sup 7/Li on the /sup 7/Li-/sup 51/V total reaction cross section

The energy dependence of the reaction cross section and the corresponding tensor analyzing power has been measured for the system /sup 7/Li-/sup 51/V by two different methods. The tensor analyzing powers observed can be interpreted in a sharp cutoff model as caused entirely by the static deformation of the /sup 7/Li projectiles.