W+jets, Z+jets, multijets and new physics searches
arXiv:1110.1043
Abstract
W+jets, Z+jets and QCD multijet production processes at hadron colliders are backgrounds to many searches for physics beyond the Standard Model which involve leptons and missing energy in the final state. We review the current theoretical and experimental status of these processes at the LHC. Furthermore, we discuss several methods that allow for reliable predictions for these processes in the context of new-physics searches.
7 pages, 5 figures, prepared for the proceedings of the International Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics - HEP 2011, July 21-27 2011, Grenoble, France. v2: typos corrected, references added