A Microwave Tomography Approach for a Differential Configuration in GPR Prospecting

Author

Persico, Raffaele ; Soldovieri, Francesco

Author_Institution

IREA-CNR, Napoli

Volume

54

Issue

11

fYear

2006

Firstpage

3541

Lastpage

3548

Abstract

The capabilities of a microwave inverse scattering algorithm for ground penetrating radar (GPR) data processing are analyzed. The algorithm is based on the Born approximation (BA) and exploits a differential measurement configuration. This configuration exploits measurements achieved as the difference of the electrical fields gathered in two symmetrical positions with respect to the source. We will discuss how this choice allows to mitigate some bad effects of uncertainties on the knowledge of the background scenario but, on the other hand, affects in a negative way the properties of the relevant scattering operator

Keywords

approximation theory; electromagnetic wave scattering; geophysical prospecting; ground penetrating radar; Born approximation; GPR data processing; differential measurement configuration; electrical fields; ground penetrating radar; microwave inverse scattering algorithm; microwave tomography; Algorithm design and analysis; Approximation algorithms; Approximation methods; Data analysis; Data processing; Electric variables measurement; Ground penetrating radar; Inverse problems; Scattering; Tomography; Born approximation; differential configuration; inverse scattering; microwave tomography;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2006.882161

Filename

4012468