Numerical Solution of the Inverse Problem for the Polarized-Radiation Transfer Equation

An inverse problem for the steady vector transfer equation for polarized radiation in an isotropic medium is studied. For this problem, an attenuation factor is found from a given solution of the equation at a medium boundary. An approach is propounded to solve the inverse problem by using special external radiative sources. A formula is derived which relates the Radon transform of an attenuation factor to a radiation-flux density at the boundary. Numerical experiments show that the algorithm for the polarized-radiation transfer equation has an advantage over the method used in the scalar case.