HYPERSONIC BOUNDARY LAYER ANALYSIS COMPARISON OF VELOCI TY MEASUREMENTS AND MONTE -CARLO CALCULATIONS

* Research scientist, Theoretical and Applied Optics Department. † Research scientist, Fundamental and Experimental Aerodynamics Department. ‡ Senior research scientist, Physical Instrumentation and Sensing Department. § Scientific director, Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales. ¶ Senior research scientist, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. # Professor, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Associate fellow. INTRODUCTION