The Sizes of z similar to 9-10 Galaxies Identified in the Brightest of Reionizing Galaxies (BoRG) Survey

Redshift z = 9-10 object selection is the effective limit of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging capability, even when confirmed with Spitzer. If only a few photometry data points are available, it becomes attractive to add criteria based on their morphology in these J- and H-band images. One could do so through visual inspection, a size criterion, or alternate morphometrics. We explore a vetted sample of Brightest of Reionizing Galaxies (BoRG) z similar to 9 and z similar to 10 candidate galaxies and the object rejected by Morishita+ to explore the utility of a size criterion in z = 9-10 candidate selection. A stringent, point-spread function (PSF)-corrected effective radius criterion (r(e) < 0." 3) would result in the rejection of 65%-70% of the interlopers visually rejected by Morishita et al. It may also remove up to similar to 20% of bona fide brightest (L >> L*) z = 9 or 10 candidates from a BoRG selected sample based on the Mason et al. luminosity functions, assuming the Holwerda et al. z similar to 9 size-luminosity relation. We argue that including a size constraint in lieu of a visual inspection may serve in wide-field searches for these objects in, e.g., Euclid or HST archival imaging with the understanding that some brightest (L. L*) candidates may be missed. The sizes of the candidates found by Morishita et al. follow the expected size distribution of z similar to 9 for bright galaxies, consistent with the log normal in Shibuya et al. and single objects. Two candidates show high star formation surface density (Sigma(SFR) > 25M(circle dot) kpc(-2)) and all merit further investigation and follow-up observations.