Relics: Parsec-Scale Star Clusters In The First Billion Years
Abstract
Recent discoveries of small lensed star clusters have pushed the limits of scales we can observe with the power of gravitational lensing. I will present RELICS observations of the highly magnified Sunrise Arc, a 15" long lensed arc observed at z = 6.2. This arc hosts multiple images of a star cluster with radius r < 10 parsecs, the smallest yet measured at z > 1. Besides this most prominent feature, the arc contains six other clump structures, including what appears to be a core at the center of the galaxy. The impressive magnification of this arc will allow us to study this reionization-era galaxy in exceptional detail, and it will be an excellent target for the upcoming JWST.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- June 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021AAS...23832409W