HFF cluster observations of z~4-8 galaxies Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Bouwens R.J.
  2. Illingworth G.D.
  3. van Dokkum P.G.
  4. Oesch P.A.
  5. Stefanon M.,Ribeiro B.
  6. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We constrain the rest-UV size-luminosity relation for star-forming galaxies at z~4 and z~6, 7, and 8 identified behind clusters from the Hubble Frontier Fields (HFF) program. The size-luminosity relation is key to deriving accurate luminosity functions (LF) for faint galaxies. Making use of the latest lensing models and full data set for these clusters, lensing-corrected sizes and luminosities are derived for 68 z~4, 184 z~6, 93 z ~7, and 53 z~8 galaxies. We show that size measurements can be reliably measured up to linear magnifications of ~30x, where the lensing models are well calibrated. The sizes we measure span a >1dex range, from <50pc to >~500pc. Uncertainties are based on both the formal fit errors and systematic differences between the public lensing models. These uncertainties range from ~10pc for the smallest sources to 100pc for the largest. Using a forward-modeling procedure to model the impact of incompleteness and magnification uncertainties, we characterize the size-luminosity relation at both z~4 and z~6-8. We find that the source sizes of star-forming galaxies at z~4 and z~6-8 scale with luminosity L as L^0.54+/-0.08^ and L_0.40+/-0.04^, respectively, such that lower-luminosity (>~-18mag) galaxies are smaller than expected from extrapolating the size-luminosity relation at high luminosities (<~-18mag). The new evidence for a steeper size-luminosity relation (3{sigma}) adds to earlier evidence for small sizes based on the prevalence of highly magnified galaxies in high-shear regions, theoretical arguments against upturns in the LFs, and other independent determinations of the size-luminosity relation from the HFF clusters.

Keywords
  1. Galaxy clusters
  2. Gravitational lensing
  3. Absolute magnitude
  4. Ultraviolet astronomy
  5. Galaxy radii
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2022ApJ...927...81B
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2023-12-22T12:36:54Z
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