Passive inverse obstacle scattering problems for the Helmholtz equation

Abstract

Passive imaging involves recording waves generated by uncontrolled, random sources and utilizing correlations of such waves to image the medium through which they propagate. In this paper, we focus on passive inverse obstacle scattering problems governed by the Helmholtz equation in ${\mathbb{R}}^d(d=2,3)$. The random source is modelled by a Gaussian random process. Uniqueness results are established for the inverse problems to determine the source strength or shape and location of an obstacle, or both of them simultaneously from near-field correlation measurements. Finally, we present efficient methods for numerical reconstructions.

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