RELICS: Small-scale Star Formation in Lensed Galaxies at $z=6-10$

Abstract

Detailed observations of star forming galaxies at high redshift are critical to understand the formation and evolution of the earliest galaxies. Gravitational lensing provides an important boost, allowing observations at physical scales unreachable in unlensed galaxies. We present three lensed galaxies from the RELICS survey at $z_{phot}=6-10$, including the most highly magnified galaxy at $z_{phot}\sim 6$ (WHL0137-zD1, dubbed the Sunrise Arc), the brightest known lensed galaxy at $z_{phot}\sim 6$ (MACS0308-zD1), and the only spatially resolved galaxy currently known at $z_{phot}\sim 10$ (SPT0615-JD). The Sunrise Arc contains seven star-forming clumps with delensed radii as small as 3 pc, the smallest spatial scales yet observed in a $z>6$ galaxy, while SPT0615-JD contains features measuring a few tens of parsecs. MACS0308-zD1 contains a $r\sim 30$ pc clump with a star formation rate (SFR) of $\sim 3M_{\odot }{\text{ yr}}^{-1}$, giving it a SFR surface density of ${\Sigma }_{SFR}\sim 10^3{M}_{\odot }{\text{ yr}}^{-1}{\text{ kpc}}^{-2}$. These galaxies provide a unique window into small scale star formation during the Epoch of Reionization. They will be excellent targets for future observations with JWST, including one approved program targeting the Sunrise Arc.

arXiv comment15 pages, 7 figures, submitted to ApJ

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