Vector Boson Plus Jets Measurements with the ATLAS Detector

The inclusive production of W and Z bosons as well the off­-shell Z/gamma* production are standard candles at hadron colliders. The measurement of their production cross­-sections can be compared to theory calculations at NNLO QCD and have an impact on our knowledge of the parton densities of the proton. Run­1 studies carried out by the ATLAS Collaboration are reviewed and first LHC Run­2 results will be included if available. Productions of jets in association with a W or a Z boson in proton-­proton collisions are important processes to study QCD in multi­-scale environments. The cross section, differential in several kinematics variables, have been measured with the ATLAS detector in 7 TeV proton-­proton collisions and compared to high­-order QCD calculations and Monte Carlo simulations. The ratio of (Z+jets)/(W+jets) provides a precise test of QCD due to the large cancellations of theoretical and experimental uncertainties. In addition the cross section of single W and Z boson production is measured in the boson hadronic decay channels, in the high pT region. In this measurement substructure techniques have been employed to enhance the signal sensitivity.