The Galaxy UV Luminosity Function Before the Epoch of Reionization

Abstract

We present a model for the evolution of the galaxy ultraviolet (UV) luminosity function (LF) across cosmic time where star formation is linked to the assembly of dark matter halos under the assumption of a mass dependent, but redshift independent, efficiency. We introduce a new self-consistent treatment of the halo star formation history, which allows us to make predictions at $z>10$ (lookback time $\lesssim 500$ Myr), when growth is rapid. With a calibration at a single redshift to set the stellar-to-halo mass ratio, and no further degrees of freedom, our model captures the evolution of the UV LF over all available observations ($0\lesssim z\lesssim 10$). The significant drop in luminosity density of currently detectable galaxies beyond $z\sim 8$ is explained by a shift of star formation toward less massive, fainter galaxies. Assuming that star formation proceeds down to atomic cooling halos, we derive a reionization optical depth $\tau =0.056_{-0.010}^{+0.007}$, fully consistent with the latest Planck measurement, implying that the universe is fully reionized at $z=7.84_{-0.98}^{+0.65}$. In addition, our model naturally produces smoothly rising star formation histories for galaxies with $L\lesssim L_{\ast }$ in agreement with observations and hydrodynamical simulations. Before the epoch of reionization at $z>10$ we predict the LF to remain well-described by a Schechter function, but with an increasingly steep faint-end slope ($\alpha \sim -3.5$ at $z\sim 16$). Finally, we construct forecasts for surveys with \JWST~and \WFIRST and predict that galaxies out to $z\sim 14$ will be observed. Galaxies at $z>15$ will likely be accessible to JWST and WFIRST only through the assistance of strong lensing magnification.

Accepted for publication in ApJ. 11 pages, 13 figures. Corrected mislabelled redshifts in Figure 6

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