Relativistic effects in the electrodisintegration of deuterium

The structure function R(LT) and the cross-section asymmetry A(phi) with respect to the direction of the momentum transfer in the reaction H-2(e, e'p) have been measured at a four-momentum transfer squared of 0.2 (GeV/c)(2), for missing momenta between 160 and 220 MeV/c at an invariant mass of 1050 MeV. For a proper description of these data calculations that include a relativistic form of the nucleon current operator are favoured. The absolute 2H(e, e'p) cross-section data favour a covariant calculation over non-relativistic calculations with relativistic corrections.