“…Optimal parameters A 12 , A 21 , and their 95% joint confidence regions, for the N 2 (1)–Ar(2) system at 100 K with different optimization methods. Legend of data points: (solid black circle, ●) optimal couple of parameters obtained with OF (eq ) and 32 experimental points ( P , T , x , y ) by refs and ; (solid red circle, ●) optimal couple of parameters obtained with OF (eq ) and 7 experimental points ( P , T , x , y ) by ref ; (black cross symbol, × ) optimal couple of parameters obtained with OF (eq ) × 10 6 and 32 experimental points ( P , T , x , y ) by refs and ; (red cross symbol, × ) optimal couple of parameters obtained with OF (eq ) × 10 6 and 7 experimental points ( P , T , x , y ) by ref ; (blue cross symbol, × ) optimal couple of parameters obtained with OF (eq ) and 32 experimental points ( P , T , x , y ) by refs and . Legend of lines: (dotted black line) 95% joint confidence region of parameters identified by black circles (●) and crosses ( × ), (dotted red line) 95% joint confidence region of parameters identified by red circles (●) and crosses ( × ), (continuous blue line) 95% joint confidence region of parameters identified by a blue cross symbol ( × ).…”