An inverse scattering problem from an impedance obstacle

In this paper we consider an inverse scattering problem from an obstacle with impedance boundary condition. Our aim is to recover the unknown scatterer from the far field pattern iteratively assuming the impedance function. Our method, while remaining in the framework of Newton’s method, based on a system of two nonlinear integral equations which is equivalent to the original inverse problem, avoids the need of calculating a direct problem at each iteration. Because of the ill-posedness of this problem, regularization method for example, Tikhonov regularization, is incorporated in our solution scheme. Several numerical examples with only one incident wave are given at the end of the paper to show the feasibility of our method.     

Numerical solution of the direct scattering problem through the transformed acoustical wave equation.

A transformation is applied to the acoustical wave equation to obtain a new equivalent form that does not contain gradients of the pressure. A new technique, based on the spectral method, is developed for the numerical solution of the direct time domain scattering problem. Modeling techniques for obtaining accurate solutions are discussed and numerical examples are presented.     

Regularization of boundary integral equations in the problems of wave field diffraction by curved boundaries

A regularization of the exact Fredholm integral equations for the field or its derivative on a scattering surface is proposed. This approach allows one to calculate the scattering or diffraction of pulsed wave fields by curved surfaces of arbitrary geometry. Mathematically, the method is based on the replacement of the exact Fredholm integral equations by their truncated analogs, in which the contributions of the geometrically shadowed regions are cancelled. This approach has a clear physical meaning and provides stable solutions even when the direct numerical solution of mathematically exact initial integral equations leads to unstable results. The method is mathematically substantiated and tested using the problem of plane-wave scattering by a cylinder as an example.     

Solitary wave dynamics in shallow water over periodic topography

The problem of long-wave scattering by piecewise-constant periodic topography is studied both for a linear solitary-like wave pulse, and for a weakly nonlinear solitary wave [Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) soliton]. If the characteristic length of the topographic irregularities is larger than the pulse length, the solution of the scattering problem is obtained analytically for a leading wave in the framework of linear shallow-water theory. The wave decrement in the case of the small height of the topographic irregularities is proportional to delta2, where delta is the relative height of the topographic obstacles. An analytical approximate solution is also obtained for the weakly nonlinear problem when the length of the irregularities is larger than the characteristic nonlinear length scale. In this case, the Korteweg-de Vries equation is solved for each piece of constant depth by using the inverse scattering technique; the solutions are matched at each step by using linear shallow-water theory. The weakly nonlinear solitary wave decays more significantly than the linear solitary pulse. Solitary wave dynamics above a random seabed is also discussed, and the results obtained for random topography (including experimental data) are in reasonable agreement with the calculations for piecewise topography.     

Determination of the inhomogeneous structure of a medium from its plane wave reflection response,part II: A numerical approximation

This paper is concerned with a standard one dimensional inverse scattering problem: given the reflection response of an unknown inhomogeneous medium for plane waves under normal or oblique incidence, determine its sound speed and density structures. The problem is solved by means of a simple numerical technique which involves only fast Fourier transform operations and numerical integration of ordinary differential equations. Three cases are specifically considered: (a) sound speed is unknown, density is known; (b) sound speed is known, density is unknown; (c) sound speed and density are to be determined simultaneously. Numerical simulations performed on reflection coefficients computed in Part I for a limited band of frequencies lead to accurate reconstructions of the original structures of various media.     

Riemann-Hilbert approach and N double-pole solutions for a nonlinear Schrödinger-type equation

We investigate the inverse scattering transform for the Schrödinger-type equation under zero boundary conditions with the Riemann-Hilbert (RH) approach. In the direct scattering process, the properties are given, such as Jost solutions, asymptotic behaviors, analyticity, the symmetries of the Jost solutions and the corresponding spectral matrix. In the inverse scattering process, the matrix RH problem is constructed for this integrable equation base on analyzing the spectral problem. Then, the reconstruction formula of potential and trace formula are also derived correspondingly. Thus, N double-pole solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger-type equation are obtained by solving the RH problems corresponding to the reflectionless cases. Furthermore, we present a single double-pole solution by taking some parameters, and it is analyzed in detail.     

Special features of calculation for processes of scattering by contrast and strongly absorbing two- and three-dimensional inhomogeneities

A direct problem of scattering for refractive-absorbing scatterers of different shapes and strengths is considered. A rigorous solution for two- and three-dimensional problems and its numerical implementation are obtained on the basis of equations of the Lippmann-Schwinger type in the coordinate space and in the space of special frequencies that is Fourier-conjugate to it. Attention is given to selection of parameters for problem sampling that are fundamentally important for providing adequacy of numerical simulation. Techniques for restricting the Green’s function support and introducing a reserve band are used. The results of numerical calculation for wave fields and secondary sources are given for different scatterers. The major laws connected with the effects of sound wave rescattering are illustrated and discussed.     

Inverse Scattering Transform for the Discrete Focusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation with Nonvanishing Boundary Conditions

In this article we develop the direct and inverse scattering theory of the Ablowitz-Ladik system with potentials having limits of equal positive modulus at infinity. In particular, we introduce fundamental eigensolutions, Jost solutions, and scattering coefficients, and study their properties.We also discuss the discrete eigenvalues and the corresponding norming constants. We then go on to derive the left Marchenko equations whose solutions solve the inverse scattering problem. We specify the time evolution of the scattering data to solve the initial-value problem of the corresponding integrable discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The one-soliton solution is also discussed.     

含双圆柱亚表面缺陷板条材料的表面温度分布

基于非傅里叶热传导方程,采用复变函数法和镜像法,研究了含双圆柱亚表面缺陷板条材料热波散射的温度场,并给出了热波散射温度场的解析解。分析了入射波波数、热扩散长度、缺陷的埋藏深度以及板条材料的厚度等对板条表面温度分布的影响。温度波由调制光束在材料表面激发,缺陷表面的边界条件为绝热。该分析方法和数值结果可为工程材料结构的传热分析、热波成像和材料内部缺陷评估,以及热物理反问题研究提供参考。     

Imaging from atomic structure to electronic structure

This paper discusses the possibility of retrieving the electron distribution (with highlighted valence electron distribution information) of materials from recorded HREM images. This process can be achieved by solving two inverse problems: reconstruction of the exit wave and reconstruction of the electron distribution from exit waves. The first inverse problem can be solved using a focal series reconstruction method. We show that the second inverse problem can be solved by combining a series of exit waves recorded at different thickness conditions. This process is designed based on an improved understanding of the dynamical scattering process. It also explains the fundamental difficulty of obtaining the valence electron distribution information and the basis of our solution.     

On the numerical characteristics of an inverse solution for three-term radiative transfer

Certain numerical characteristics of an inverse formulation for three-term scattering radiative transfer are investigated. Specifically, approximate solutions to the direct problem are constructed by the F_N and Monte Carlo methods, allowing approximation of the various surface angular moments and related quantities needed for the inverse calculation. Several numerical schemes are employed in order of demonstrate the computational characteristics for some specific phase functions. The numerical results indicate that the single-scatter albedo can be calculated fairly consistently and accurately, but higher order coefficients of the scattering law are more difficult to obtain by this method.     

A Meshless Regularization Method for a Two-Dimensional Two-Phase Linear Inverse Stefan Problem

In this paper, a meshless regularization method of fundamental solutions is proposed for a two-dimensional, two-phase linear inverse Stefan problem. The numerical implementation and analysis are challenging since one needs to handle composite materials in higher dimensions. Furthermore, the inverse Stefan problem is ill-posed since small errors in the input data cause large errors in the desired output solution. Therefore, regularization is necessary in order to obtain a stable solution. Numerical results for several benchmark test examples are presented and discussed.     

An alternative solution of the scattering from an anisotropic cylindrical dielectric shell

A method based on the approximate wave functions for anisotropic media and the mode-matching approach is developed to solve the problem of the electromagnetic scattering from an anisotropic cylindrical dielectric shell. The cylindrical shell is assumed to be infinite in length, and it is illuminated by a plane wave or a cylindrical wave from a line source. The problem is two-dimensional and the solutions to both types of polarization (TE and TM) are presented. The validity of this solution is verified by comparing the numerical results with those in literatures and the previous calculations based on the exact wave functions for anisotropic media. Numerical results show the higher computational efficiency of the present method for bounded anisotropic media.     

Aberration correction for time-domain ultrasound diffraction tomography

Extensions of a time-domain diffraction tomography method, which reconstructs spatially dependent sound speed variations from far-field time-domain acoustic scattering measurements, are presented and analyzed. The resulting reconstructions are quantitative images with applications including ultrasonic mammography, and can also be considered candidate solutions to the time-domain inverse scattering problem. Here, the linearized time-domain inverse scattering problem is shown to have no general solution for finite signal bandwidth. However, an approximate solution to the linearized problem is constructed using a simple delay-and-sum method analogous to "gold standard" ultrasonic beamforming. The form of this solution suggests that the full nonlinear inverse scattering problem can be approximated by applying appropriate angle- and space-dependent time shifts to the time-domain scattering data; this analogy leads to a general approach to aberration correction. Two related methods for aberration correction are presented: one in which delays are computed from estimates of the medium using an efficient straight-ray approximation, and one in which delays are applied directly to a time-dependent linearized reconstruction. Numerical results indicate that these correction methods achieve substantial quality improvements for imaging of large scatterers. The parametric range of applicability for the time-domain diffraction tomography method is increased by about a factor of 2 by aberration correction.     

Direct Solution of the Inverse Problem for Rough Surface Scattering

We consider the inverse scattering problem for a scalar wave field incident on a perfectly conducting one-dimensional rough surface. The Dirichlet Green function for the upper half-plane is introduced, in place of the free-space Green function, as the fundamental solution to the Helmholtz equation. Based on this half-plane Green function, two reasonable approximate operations are performed, and an integral equation is formulated to approximate the total field in the two-dimensional space, then to determine the profile of the rough surface as a minimum of the total field. Reconstructions of sinusoidal, non-sinusoidal and random rough surface are performed using numerical techniques. Good agreement of these results demonstrates that the inverse scattering method is reliable.     

Estimating quantitative features of nanoparticles using multiple derivatives of scattering profiles

Characterization of nanoparticles on surfaces is a challenging inverse problem whose solution has many practical applications. This article proposes a method, suitable for in situ characterization systems, for estimating quantitative features of nanoparticles on surfaces from scattering profiles and their derivatives. Our method enjoys a number of advantages over competing approaches to this inverse problem. One such advantage is that only a partial solution is required for the companion direct problem. For example, estimating the average diameter of nanoparticles to be 53 nm is possible even when a researcher's existing scattering data pertain to nanoparticles whose average diameters are in multiples of 5 nm. Two numerical studies illustrate the implementation and performance of our method for inferring nanoparticle diameters and agglomeration levels respectively.     

Inverse problem of scattering of monochromatic light in a statistically irregular waveguide: Theory and numerical simulation

The inverse linear problem of the theory of waveguide scattering of monochromatic light for noisy and pure input data is studied. Under natural physical and mathematical constraints on the measured scattering diagram, a correct analytical solution of the formulated inverse problem in a statistically irregular waveguide is obtained for the case of integral and differential scattering. The results of numerical simulation are presented and discussed.     

Quantum scattering by nonspherical objects

The problem of scattering by spherically asymmetric potentials is considered where angular momentum not only ceases to be a conserved quantity but is also not a convenient basis for the expansion of wave functions and scattering amplitudes. Numerical solutions of the two-dimensional differential equation for the scattering amplitude of a particle and a coupled pair on a semitransparent disc of finite thickness are obtained. The effect of resonant diffraction is shown. A numerical scheme can be used to describe the scattering of a particle by deformed atomic nuclei.     

Simplification of an analytical solution of the fourth-moment equation

The equation for the fourth moment of a wave propagating in a multiply scattering random medium has been solved by various methods. When the analytical solutions are compared with numerical solutions of the equation it is found that the fundamental solution together with a first-order correction term agree very closely with the numerical results over a wide range of distances and scattering strengths. Unfortunately, the correction term involves multiple integrals and so is difficult to evaluate. This paper shows how some of these integrations can be carried out and the results combined in such a way that an analytical form similar to the fundamental solution is obtained involving only a single integral. This simplified combined solution also agrees very closely with the numerical results.     

Some new results on Goupilaud inverse problem

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