1210.5066 (L. M. Oskinova et al.)

The slow X-ray pulsar SXP 1062 and associated supernova remnant in the Wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud    [PDF]

L. M. Oskinova, M. A. Guerrero, V. Henault-Brunet, W. Sun, Y. -H. Chu, C. Evans, J. S. Gallagher III, R. A. Gruendl, J. Reyes-Iturbide

SXP 1062 is an exceptional case of a young neutron star in a wind-fed high-mass X-ray binary associated with a supernova remnant. A unique combination of measured spin period, its derivative, luminosity and young age makes this source a key probe for the physics of accretion and neutron star evolution. Theoretical models proposed to explain the properties of SXP 1062 shall be tested with new data.

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