CONVENIENT PARAMETRIZATION FOR DEEP INELASTIC STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEUTERON

The spin, as well as spin-averaged, twist-two structure functions of the deuteron are calculated in a version of the convolution model that incorporates relativistic and binding energy corrections. A simple parametrization of these structure functions is given in terms of a few deuteron wave-function parameters and the free nucleon structure functions. This allows for an easy comparison of structure functions calculated using different deuteron models.