The size-luminosity relation of lensed galaxies at $z=6-9$ in the Hubble Frontier Fields

Abstract

We measure the size-luminosity relation of photometrically-selected galaxies within the redshift range $z\sim 6-9$, using galaxies lensed by six foreground Hubble Frontier Fields (HFF) clusters. The power afforded by strong gravitational lensing allows us to observe fainter and smaller galaxies than in blank fields. We select our sample of galaxies and obtain their properties, e.g., redshift, magnitude, from the photometrically-derived ASTRODEEP catalogues. The intrinsic size is measured with the Lenstruction software, and completeness maps are created as a function of size and luminosity via the GLACiAR2 software. We perform a Bayesian analysis to estimate the intrinsic and incompleteness-corrected size-luminosity distribution, with parameterization $r_e\propto L^{\beta }$. We find slopes of $\beta \sim 0.48\pm 0.08$ at $z\sim 6-7$ and $\beta \sim 0.68\pm 0.14$ at $z\sim 8.5$, adopting the Bradac lens model. The slope derived by lensed galaxies is steeper than that obtained in blank fields and is consistent with other independent determinations of the size-luminosity relation from the HFF dataset. We also investigate the systematic uncertainties correlated with the choice of lens models, finding that the slopes of size-luminosity relations derived from different models are consistent with each other, i.e. the modeling errors are not a significant source of uncertainty in the size-luminosity relation.

arXiv comment13 pages, 6 figures, submitted to MNRAS

References in corpus (75)

• emcee: The MCMC Hammer
• Detailed Structural Decomposition of Galaxy Images
• The Formation of Galactic Disks
• Constraining the Evolution of the Ionizing Background and the Epoch of Reionization with z ~ 6 Quasars II: A Sample of 19 Quasars
• 3D-HST+CANDELS: The Evolution of the Galaxy Size-Mass Distribution since $z=3$
• The size distribution of galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
• The Connection between Galaxies and their Dark Matter Halos
• Confirmation of the remarkable compactness of massive quiescent galaxies at z~2.3: early-type galaxies did not form in a simple monolithic collapse
• Submillimeter Galaxies at z~2: Evidence for Major Mergers & Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF and CO-H2 Conversion Factor
• A Bayesian approach to strong lensing modelling of galaxy clusters
• The Frontier Fields: Survey Design
• The size evolution of galaxies since z~3: combining SDSS, GEMS and FIRES
• New Determinations of the UV Luminosity Functions from z~9 to z~2 show a remarkable consistency with halo growth and a constant star formation efficiency
• The Universe is Reionizing at z~7: Bayesian Inference of the IGM Neutral Fraction Using Ly$\alpha$ Emission from Galaxies
• The Mass Distribution of SDSS J1004+4112 Revisited
• Lenstronomy: multi-purpose gravitational lens modelling software package
• A Revised Model for the Formation of Disk Galaxies: Low Spin and Dark-Halo Expansion
• Newly-quenched galaxies as the cause for the apparent evolution in average size of the population
• Creation of cosmic structure in the complex galaxy cluster merger Abell 2744
• The evolving relations between size, mass, surface density, and star formation in 3x10^4 galaxies since z=2
• Effects of Supernova Feedback on the Formation of Galaxy Disks
• Structure and Morphologies of z~7-8 Galaxies from ultra-deep WFC3/IR Imaging of the HUDF
• Mass and magnification maps for the Hubble Space Telescope Frontier Fields clusters: implications for high redshift studies
• The Frontier Fields Lens Modeling Comparison Project
• Multi-scale cluster lens mass mapping I. Strong Lensing modelling
• COSMOS-DASH: The Evolution of the Galaxy Size-Mass Relation Since z~3 from new Wide Field WFC3 Imaging Combined with CANDELS/3DHST
• Lens models and magnification maps of the six Hubble Frontier Fields clusters
• CLASH: The enhanced lensing efficiency of the highly elongated merging cluster MACS J0416.1-2403
• lenstronomy II: A gravitational lensing software ecosystem
• New Multiply-Lensed Galaxies Identified in ACS/NIC3 Observations of Cl0024+1654 Using an Improved Mass Model
• CLASH-VLT: Insights on the mass substructures in the Frontier Fields Cluster MACS J0416.1-2403 through accurate strong lens modeling
• Hubble Frontier Fields First Complete Cluster Data: Faint Galaxies at $z\sim 5-10$ for UV Luminosity Functions and Cosmic Reionization
• Size--luminosity relations and UV luminosity functions at $z=6-9$ simultaneously derived from the complete Hubble Frontier Fields data
• Gravitational lens modeling with basis sets
• T-PHOT: A new code for PSF-matched, prior-based, multiwavelength extragalactic deconfusion photometry
• The dominant role of mergers in the size evolution of massive early-type galaxies since z ~ 1
• CLASH-VLT: A Highly Precise Strong Lensing Model of the Galaxy Cluster RXC J2248.7-4431 (Abell S1063) and Prospects for Cosmography
• First Frontier Field Constraints on the Cosmic Star-Formation Rate Density at z~10 - The Impact of Lensing Shear on Completeness of High-Redshift Galaxy Samples
• Hubble Frontier Fields : A High Precision Strong Lensing Analysis of Galaxy Cluster MACSJ0416.1-2403 using ~200 Multiple Images
• Predicting Quiescence: The Dependence of Specific Star Formation Rate on Galaxy Size and Central Density at 0.5<z<2.5
• A refined mass distribution of the cluster MACS J0416.1$-$2403 from a new large set of spectroscopic multiply lensed sources
• A Weak-Lensing Mass Reconstruction of the Large-Scale Filament Feeding the Massive Galaxy Cluster MACSJ0717.5+3745
• Non-parametric inversion of strong lensing systems
• A genetic algorithm for the non-parametric inversion of strong lensing systems
• Frontier Fields: High-Redshift Predictions and Early Results
• The diverse evolutionary paths of simulated high-z massive, compact galaxies to z=0
• The ASTRODEEP Frontier Fields Catalogues: II - Photometric redshifts and rest-frame properties in Abell-2744 and MACS-J0416
• Focusing Cosmic Telescopes: Exploring Redshift z~5-6 Galaxies with the Bullet Cluster 1E0657-56
• The Evolution of Mass-size Relation for Lyman Break Galaxies From z=1 to z=7
• The ASTRODEEP Frontier Fields Catalogues: I - Multiwavelength photometry of Abell-2744 and MACS-J0416
• Combining weak and strong cluster lensing: Applications to simulations and MS 2137
• The sizes of $z\sim 6-8$ lensed galaxies from the Hubble Frontier Fields Abell 2744 data
• The Role of Black Hole Feedback on Size and Structural Evolution in Massive Galaxies
• The size-luminosity relation at z=7 in CANDELS and its implication on reionization
• HFF-DeepSpace Photometric Catalogs of the Twelve Hubble Frontier Fields, Clusters and Parallels: Photometry, Photometric Redshifts, and Stellar Masses
• Connection Between Stellar Mass Distributions Within Galaxies and Quenching Since z =2
• Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program: A Mass-Dependent Slope of the Galaxy Size-Mass Relation at $z<1$
• Simulating galaxies in the reionization era with FIRE-2: morphologies and sizes
• The MUSE Deep Lensed Field on the Hubble Frontier Field MACS~J0416
• The Bivariate Size-luminosity Relations for Lyman Break Galaxies at z ~ 4 - 5
• Lens Models Under the Microscope: Comparison of Hubble Frontier Field Cluster Magnification Maps
• Extremely Small Sizes for Faint z~2-8 Galaxies in the Hubble Frontier Fields: A Key Input For Establishing their Volume Density and UV Emissivity
• A critical analysis of the UV Luminosity Function at redshift~7 from deep WFC3 data
• On the UV compactness and morphologies of typical Lyman-a emitters from z~2 to z~6
• Young Galaxy Candidates in the Hubble Frontier Fields - III. MACSJ0717.5+3745
• The Grism Lens-Amplified Survey from Space (GLASS). VI. Comparing the Mass and Light in MACSJ0416.1-2403 using Frontier Field imaging and GLASS spectroscopy
• Sizes of Lensed Lower-luminosity z=4-8 Galaxies from the Hubble Frontier Field Program
• Mass-Galaxy offsets in Abell 3827, 2218 and 1689: intrinsic properties or line-of-sight substructures?
• The evolution of the size-mass relation at $z$=1-3 derived from the complete Hubble Frontier Fields data set
• On the faint-end of the galaxy luminosity function in the Epoch of Reionization: updated constraints from the HST Frontier Fields
• The ASTRODEEP Frontier Fields Catalogues III. Multiwavelength photometry and rest frame properties of MACS-J0717 and MACS-J1149
• Hubble Frontier Field Photometric Catalogues of Abell 370 and RXC J2248.7-4431: Multiwavelength photometry, photometric redshifts, and stellar properties
• A versatile tool for cluster lensing source reconstruction. I. methodology and illustration on sources in the Hubble Frontier Field Cluster MACS J0717.5+3745
• Morphological Star-Galaxy Separation
• GLACiAR, an open-source python tool for simulations of source recovery and completeness in galaxy surveys

Cited by in corpus (16)

• A Comprehensive Study on Galaxies at z~9-16 Found in the Early JWST Data: UV Luminosity Functions and Cosmic Star-Formation History at the Pre-Reionization Epoch
• Two Remarkably Luminous Galaxy Candidates at $z\approx 10-12$ Revealed by JWST
• Early results from GLASS-JWST. III: Galaxy candidates at z$\sim$9-15
• Early Results from GLASS-JWST. XIX: A High Density of Bright Galaxies at $z\approx 10$ in the Abell 2744 Region
• z~2-9 Galaxies Magnified by the Hubble Frontier Field Clusters II: Luminosity Functions and Constraints on a Faint-End Turnover
• JWST reveals a population of ultra-red, flattened disk galaxies at 2<z<6 previously missed by HST
• Closing in on the sources of cosmic reionization: first results from the GLASS-JWST program
• Early results from GLASS-JWST. V: the first rest-frame optical size-luminosity relation of galaxies at $z>7$
• Early Results From GLASS-JWST. XII: The Morphology of Galaxies at the Epoch of Reionization
• Dusty winds clear JWST super-early galaxies
• Early results from GLASS-JWST XVI: Discovering a bluer z~4-7 Universe through UV slopes
• Dissecting the interstellar medium of a z=6.3 galaxy: X-shooter spectroscopy and HST imaging of the afterglow and environment of the Swift GRB 210905A
• Beyond the Ultra-deep Frontier Fields And Legacy Observations (BUFFALO): a high-resolution strong + weak-lensing view of Abell 370
• Tailoring galaxies: size-luminosity-surface brightness relations of bulges and disks along the morphological sequence
• RELICS: Small Lensed $z\ge 5.5$ Galaxies Selected as Potential Lyman Continuum Leakers
• Euclid: Discovery of bright $z\simeq 7$ Lyman-break galaxies in UltraVISTA and Euclid COSMOS