W/Z+Jets and W/Z+Heavy Flavor Jets at the Tevatron

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent measurements of W/Z boson production with jets at the Tevatron, comparing experimental data with theoretical predictions to test the accuracy of current models in high-energy physics.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of Tevatron W/Z+jets measurements and evaluates their agreement with various theoretical models, highlighting areas of success and discrepancy.

Findings

Data generally agree with some theoretical models

Identifies discrepancies in heavy flavor jet predictions

Highlights the importance of precise measurements for model validation

Abstract

The associated production of jets and vector bosons is an important process at hadron colliders. An overview over recent Tevatron vector boson+jets measurements is given with an emphasis on comparisons between data and the predictions of various theory models.