Tackling the weathering with low ranks: Handling the complex near surface of land seismic data with low-rank-based methods

Imaging and inversion with seismic data recorded with sources and receivers at the surface are powerful tools to infer knowledge about the subsurface. However, creating an image with seismic data is unfortunately not as easy as taking a picture with a smartphone. The estimated subsurface models in many situations are far from ideal due to the...

Seismic acquisition analysis and design using multiple reflections

Seismic survey design deals with determining the acquisition parameters that lead to the best possible imaging and characterization of the subsurface. The design of the survey is constrained by health, safety and environmental considerations and the available budget, seeking for a balance between quality and cost. Because seismic exploration is...

Holographic wavefield imaging for surface reconstruction and 3d tomography

Optical imaging is the imaging of objects with visible light. It is a tool often used for diagnostic purposes, such as in biomedical and material sciences. Digital holography is an optical imaging technique that captures and images the amplitude as well as the phase (the complex amplitude) of the lightwave. An advantage is that the complex...

Directional Wavefield Decomposition of Snapshots of Acoustic Wavefields

In acoustic exploration and monitoring imaging plays a critical role in uncovering structure and minute changes therein. It is, however, often hampered by unfulfilled assumptions. One such assumption is that estimated incident and reflected wavefields at a reflector travel in opposite directions with respect to the reflector surface-normal...

Lanthanide-Loaded Nanoscaffolds for Multimodal Imaging and Therapy

Multimodal imaging techniques are emerging in medical diagnosis. The synergistic combination of imaging techniques, such as MRI and PET/SPECT, is highly useful to strengthen each of the individual imaging modalities while reducing any of their disadvantages. In recent years, the progress of technical integration of imaging scanners has led to a...

Covariance matching techniques for radio astronomy calibration and imaging

The search for the answer to one of the most fundamental scientific questions, “How was the universe formed?”, requires us to study very weak radio signals from the early universe. In the last eighty years, radio astronomers have been able to use radio frequency observations for significant discoveries such as quasars, super massive Black Holes...