Low-energy proton-deuteron scattering in configuration space

A new method for solving the con figuration-space Faddeev equations for ela stic p-d scattering below the deuteron-breakup threshold is described. Nume rical solutions that demonstrate the convergence and accuracy of the method are given. The number of channels and the value of the matching radius req uired to obtain an accurate solution are also investigated. These calculati ons demonstrate that this method can efficiently solve the large matrix equ ations required for the three-body scattering problem.