Electron Scattering from the Deuteron at GeV Energies*

Currently, several data sets on $D(e,e'p)n$ reactions, taken at Jefferson Lab, are analyzed or have been published recently. A solid theoretical description is necessary in order to understand these data and extract all possible information, both on the reaction mechanism and the nuclear ground state. A new calculation with full, spin-dependent final state interactions and a relativistic wave function is presented. We will discuss the sensitivity of various observables to the employed parametrization of the nucleon-nucleon scattering amplitude in the final state, as well as to the D-wave content of the ground state. We investigate several observables, including asymmetries for target polarization.