Factorization method for near-field inverse scattering problems in elastodynamics

Abstract: Consider a time-harmonic elastic point source incident on a bounded obstacle which is embedded in an open space filled with a homogeneous and isotropic elastic medium. This paper is concerned with the inverse problem of recovering the location and shape of the obstacle from near-field data generated by infinitely many incident point source waves at a fixed energy. The incident point sources and the receivers for recording scattered signals are both located on a spherical closed surface, on which an outgoing-to-incoming operator is defined for facilitating the factorization of the near-field operator. Numerical examples in 2D are presented to show the validity and accuracy of the inversion algorithm.