Globally convergent and adaptive finite element methods in imaging of buried objects from experimental backscattering radar measurements (Q2352327)

The authors continue the recent research of their research group on a two-stage numerical procedure for experimental backscattering time-dependent data generated by a single location of the source of electromagnetic waves. A previously presented globally convergent method is now complemented by a locally convergent adaptive finite element method. This takes the image of the globally convergent method as the starting point for subsequent iterations. As a final result, accurate imaging of shapes, locations and refractive indices of the targets is obtained.