Fermion mass hierarchies from vectorlike families with an extended 2HDM and a possible explanation for the electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments

We study an extended 2 Higgs doublet model (2HDM) in which the Standard Model (SM) Yukawa interactions are forbidden due to a global U(1)' symmetry, but may arise via mixing with vectorlike families. In this model, the hierarchical structure of Yukawa couplings of quarks and leptons in the SM arises from the heavy masses of the fourth and fifth vectorlike families. Within this model, we consider various nonstandard contributions to the electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments. We first consider the W exchange at one-loop level, consistent with the mu -> e gamma constraint, and show that it yields a negligible contribution to both electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments. We then consider Higgs scalar exchange, together with vectorlike leptons, at one-loop level and show that it is possible to have nonstandard contributions to the electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments within the 1 sigma constraint of certain experiments. We present some benchmark points for both the muon and the electron anomalies, together with some numerical scans around these points, which indicate the mass regions of the Higgs scalars of the 2HDM in this scenario.

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The study focuses on the extended 2Higgs doublet model where the Standard Model Yukawa interactions are forbidden due to a global U(1)' symmetry. By considering various nonstandard contributions to the electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments within the model, it is shown that nonstandard contributions are possible within the experimental constraints. Benchmark points for both muon and electron anomalies are presented, along with numerical scans indicating the mass regions of the Higgs scalars in this scenario.