We are interested in the problem of retrieving information on the refractive index $n$ of a penetrable inclusion embedded in a reference medium from farfield data associated with incident plane waves. Our approach relies on the use of transmission eigenvalues (TEs) that carry information on $n$ and that can be determined from the knowledge of the farfield operator $F$. In this note, we explain how to modify $F$ into a farfield operator $F^{art}=F-\tilde{F}$, where $\tilde{F}$ is computed numerically, corresponding to well chosen artificial background and for which the associated TEs provide more accessible information on $n$.