Probing Singlet Vector-Like Top Quarks in the Hadronic tZ Channel at the HL-LHC using Machine and Deep Learning Architectures

In this work, we study the single production of a vector-like singlet top partner \( T \) at the 14 TeV HL-LHC in the channel \( pp \to T j \) with \( T \to t Z \), \( t \to b W \to b j j \), and \( Z \to ν\barν \). Signal and background samples are generated with MadGraph5\_aMC@NLO v3.5.11, showere