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Complete Vector-like Fourth Family with $\mathrm{U(1)}^\prime$: A Global Analysis

In this paper we present an in-depth analysis of a recently proposed Standard Model extension with a complete fourth generation of quarks and leptons, which are vector-like with respect to the Standard Model gauge group and charged under a new spontaneously broken vector-like $\mathrm{U(1)^\prime}$ gauge symmetry. The model is designed to explain the known muon anomalies, i.e. the observed deviations from Standard Model predictions in the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, $Δa_μ$, and in $b \rightarrow s \ell^+ \ell^-$ processes. We perform a global $χ^2$ analysis of the data with $65$ model parameters and including $98$ observables. We find many points with $χ^2$ per degree of freedom $\leq 1$. The vector-like leptons and the new heavy $Z^\prime$ are typically much lighter than a TeV and would, thus, be eminently visible at the HL-LHC.