Electromagnetic and Acoustic Wave Tomography Direct and Inverse Problems in Practical Applications

This book discusses the development of radio-wave tomography methods as a means of remote non-destructive testing, diagnostics of the internal structure of semi-transparent media, and reconstruction of the shapes of opaque objects based on multi-angle sounding. It describes physical-mathematical models of systems designed to reconstruct images of hidden objects, based on tomographic processing of multi-angle remote measurements of scattered radio and acoustic (ultrasonic) wave radiation.

Part 1: Theoretical Fundamentals of Wave Tomography1. Mathematical Fundamentals to Direct and Inverse Problems, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, and N. Blaunstein2 Theoretical Overview of Wave Tomography, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, D. Sukhanov, and A. Klokov3. Special Theoretical Approaches in Wave Tomography, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, D. Sukhanov, A. Klokov, and N. Blaunstein4. Electrostatic and Low-Frequency Magnetic Tomography, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, D. Sukhanov, and A. Klokov5. Eddy-Current Tomography, N. Blaunstein and A. VertiyPart 2: Experimental Verification of Wave Tomography Methodology 6. Radio Tomography of Various Objects Hidden in Clutter Conditions, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, D. Sukhanov, and A. Klokov7. Proof of Specific Radio Tomography Methods, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, D. Sukhanov, and A. KlokovPart 3: Radio Tomography Practical Applications 8. Ground Penetrating and Geo-Radars, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, A. Klokov, and N. Blaunstein9. Sub-Surface Tomography Applications, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, A. Klokov, and N. Blaunstein10. UWB Tomography of Forested and Rural Environments, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, A. Klokov11. Detection of Alive People in Clutter Conditions, N. Blaunstein, F. Yanovsky, V. Yakubov, and S. ShipilovPart 4: Non-Contacting Acoustic and Combined Radio-Acoustic Tomography12. Applications of Acoustic and Radio-Acoustic Tomography, V. Yakubov, S. Shipilov, D. Sukhanov, and A. KlokovPart 5: Applications of Low-Frequency Magnetic and Eddy-Current Tomography 13. Application of Low-Frequency Magnetic Tomography, V. Yakubov and D. Sukhanov 14. Eddy-Current Tomography Applications, N. Blaunstein and A. Vertiy Part 6: Methods of Visualization and Reconstruction of Objects 15. Visualization and Reconstruction of Objects, Yakubov, S. Shipilov, D. Sukhanov, and A. Klokov

Nathan Blaunstein was born in Moldova, former USSR, in 1948. He received MS degrees in radio physics and electronics from Tomsk University, Tomsk, former Soviet Union, in 1972, and PhD and DS and professor degrees in radio physics and electronics from the Institute of Geomagnetism, Ionosphere, and Radiowave Propagation (IZMIR), Academy of Science USSR, Moscow, Russia, in 1985 and 1991, respectively. From 1979 to 1984, he was an engineer and a lecturer, and then, from 1984 to 1992, a senior scientist, an associate professor, and a professor at Moldavian University, Beltsy, Moldova. From 1993 he was a researcher of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a visiting professor in the Wireless Cellular Communication Program at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Since April 2001, he has been an associate professor, and in 2005, a full professor in the Department of Communication Systems Engineering. Dr. Blaunstein has published ten books, two special chapters in handbooks on applied engineering and applied electrodynamics, six manuals, and over 190 articles in radio and optical physics, communication, and geophysics. His research interests include problems of radio and optical wave propagation, diffraction, reflection, and scattering in various media (sub-soil medium, terrestrial environments, troposphere, and ionosphere) for purposes of optical communication and radio and optical location, aircraft, mobile-satellite, and terrestrial wireless communications and networking.