| Fraction of events that pass a veto on a central ($|\eta| < 2.4$) third jet after VBF preselection (at least two jets with $\ptj > 30 \gev$ and $\ayj <4.4$, $\mjj >350\gev$ and $\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$ $\dyjj >3.0$ for the two leading jets) as a function of the third jet \ptj\ threshold, min \ptj , (a) in the electron channel and (b) in the muon channel, measured in data and predicted by the generators \alp\ and \she\ (see legend for details). The data points indicate the measured distribution after subtraction of electroweak and multi-jet background. The hatched bands correspond to the combined statistical and systematic uncertainty on the \Zjets\ prediction, using \alp\ to derive the systematic uncertainties. The error bars on each data point show the combined statistical and systematic uncertainty on the data. The bottom panel shows the MC/data ratio. The shaded band corresponds to the total systematic uncertainty and the error bars to the statistical uncertainty on the MC/data ratio.Caption not extracted |