Regularized factorization method for a perturbed positive compact operator applied to inverse scattering

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we consider a regularization strategy for the factorization method when there is noise added to the data operator. The factorization method is a qualitative method used in shape reconstruction problems. These methods are advantageous to use due to the fact that they are computationally simple and require little a priori knowledge of the object one wishes to reconstruct. The main focus of this paper is to prove that the regularization strategy presented here produces stable reconstructions. We will show this is the case analytically and numerically for the inverse shape problem of recovering an isotropic scatterer with a conductive boundary condition. We also provide a strategy for picking the regularization parameter with respect to the noise level. Numerical examples are given for a scatterer in two dimensions.