A factorization method for the inverse scattering of the wave equation

Abstract

In this work the reconstruction problem of the scattering of the wave equation is considered. Our approach is to start from Colton-Kirch factorization method, derive a similar method for the time harmonic Robin problem, and use this to create a reconstruction for the wave equation. The new results presented in this work are the factorization reconstruction method for the time harmonic Robin scattering; the error limits that predict the trustworthiness of this reconstruction for various frequencies; and the factorization for the scattering of the wave equation, which includes two tests to determine whether a point is located in the scatterer.