Bayesian approach for limited-aperture inverse acoustic scattering with total variation prior

Abstract: In this work, we apply the Bayesian approach for the acoustic scattering problem to reconstruct the shape of a sound-soft obstacle using the limited-aperture far-field measure data. A novel total variation prior is assigned to the shape parameterization form. This prior is imposed on the Fourier coefficients of the parameterized form of the obstacle. Extensive numerical tests are provided to illustrate the numerical performance.