The Structure and Morphology of Galaxies during the Epoch of Reionization Revealed by JWST

Author:

Sun 孙 Wen 文ORCID,Ho Luis C.ORCID,Zhuang 庄 Ming-Yang 明阳ORCID,Ma 马 Chao 超,Chen 陈 Changhao 昌灏,Li 李 Ruancun 阮存ORCID

Abstract

Abstract We analyze 347 galaxies at redshift 4 < z < 9.5 using JWST observations from the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) program by simultaneously fitting a two-dimensional parametric model to the seven-filter Near Infrared Camera images to measure the overall structural parameters and quantify the global properties of the galaxies in the rest-frame optical band. Particular attention is devoted to deriving robust uncertainties that include, among other factors, the influence of cosmological surface brightness dimming and resolution effects. Using the global Sérsic index (n < 1.5) and observed axial ratio (q < 0.6) as a guide, we place a conservative lower limit of ∼45% on the incidence of galactic disks. Galaxies follow a relation between the rest-frame optical luminosity and effective radius in the redshift range 4 < z < 9.5, as well as separately over the intervals 4 < z < 5 and 5 ≤ z < 9.5, with a very similar slope but a marginally lower zero-point in the higher-redshift bin (R e = 0.69 ± 0.05 kpc) compared to the lower-redshift bin (R e = 0.91 ± 0.04 kpc). Within the limitations of the current sample size, we find no significant redshift evolution of n or R e at these early epochs.

Funder

MOST ∣ National Key Research and Development Program of China

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

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