Limitations of the deconvolutional imaging condition for two-way propagators

TitleLimitations of the deconvolutional imaging condition for two-way propagators
Publication TypeConference
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsNing Tu, Tristan van Leeuwen, Felix J. Herrmann
Conference NameSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts
Month09
Keywordsinversion, migration, multiples, SEG
Abstract

The deconvolutional imaging condition has gained wide attention in recent years, as it is often used to image surface-related multiples. However, we noticed on close inspection that this condition was derived from one-way propagation principles. Now that two-way wave-equation based simulations have become more affordable, we revisit the deconvolutional imaging condition and reveal its limitations for two-way propagators. First, it can distort the image due to receiver-side propagation effects. Second, when used to image surface-related multiples, it is not capable of removing all interfering phantom reflectors.

URLhttps://slim.gatech.edu/Publications/Public/Conferences/SEG/2013/tu2013SEGldi/tu2013SEGldi.pdf
DOI10.1190/segam2013-1440.1
Presentation
Citation Keytu2013SEGldi