RELICS: Small Lensed $z\ge 5.5$ Galaxies Selected as Potential Lyman Continuum Leakers

Abstract

We present size measurements of 78 high-redshift ($z\ge 5.5$) galaxy candidates from the Reionisation Lensing Cluster Survey (RELICS). These distant galaxies are well-resolved due to the gravitational lensing power of foreground galaxy clusters, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Spitzer Space Telescope. We compute sizes using the forward-modeling code Lenstruction and account for magnification using public lens models. The resulting size-magnitude measurements confirm the existence of many small galaxies with effective radii $R_{\mathrm{eff}}<200$ pc in the early universe, in agreement with previous studies. In addition, we highlight compact and highly star-forming sources with star formation rate surface densities ${\Sigma }_{\text{SFR}}>10M_{\odot }{\text{yr}}^{-1}{\text{kpc}}^{-2}$ as possible Lyman continuum leaking candidates that could be major contributors to the process of reionisation. Future spectroscopic follow-up of these compact galaxies (e.g., with the James Webb Space Telescope) will further clarify their role in reionisation and the physics of early star formation.

arXiv comment10 pages, 5 figures

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