TY  - JOUR
A1  - González-Galán, Ana
A1  - Oskinova, Lida
A1  - Popov, Sergei B.
A1  - Haberl, F.
A1  - Kühnel, M.
A1  - Gallagher, John S.
A1  - Schurch, Matthew
A1  - Guerrero, Martín A.
T1  - A multiwavelength study of SXP 1062, the long-period X-ray pulsar associated with a supernova remnant
JF  - Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
N2  - SXP 1062 is a Be X-ray binary (BeXB) located in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It hosts a long-period X-ray pulsar and is likely associated with the supernova remnant MCSNR J0127−7332. In this work we present a multiwavelength view on SXP 1062 in different luminosity regimes. We consider monitoring campaigns in optical (OGLE survey) and X-ray (Swift telescope). During these campaigns a tight coincidence of X-ray and optical outbursts is observed. We interpret this as typical Type I outbursts as often detected in BeXBs at periastron passage of the neutron star (NS). To study different X-ray luminosity regimes in depth, during the source quiescence we observed it with XMM–Newton while Chandra observations followed an X-ray outburst. Nearly simultaneously with Chandra observations in X-rays, in optical the RSS/SALT telescope obtained spectra of SXP 1062. On the basis of our multiwavelength campaign we propose a simple scenario where the disc of the Be star is observed face-on, while the orbit of the NS is inclined with respect to the disc. According to the model of quasi-spherical settling accretion our estimation of the magnetic field of the pulsar in SXP 1062 does not require an extremely strong magnetic field at the present time.
KW  - stars: neutron
KW  - pulsars: individual: SXP 1062
KW  - galaxies: individual: Small Magellanic Cloud
KW  - X-rays: binaries
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx3127
SN  - 0035-8711
SN  - 1365-2966
VL  - 475
IS  - 2
SP  - 2809
EP  - 2821
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sturm, R.
A1  - Haberl, F.
A1  - Oskinova, Lida
A1  - Schurch, M. P. E.
A1  - Henault-Brunet, V.
A1  - Gallagher, J. S.
A1  - Udalski, A.
T1  - Long-term evolution of the neutron-star spin period of SXP1062
JF  - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal
N2  - Context. The Be/X-ray binary SXP 1062 is of especial interest owing to the large spin period of the neutron star, its large spin-down rate, and the association with a supernova remnant constraining its age. This makes the source an important probe for accretion physics.
 Aims. To investigate the long-term evolution of the spin period and associated spectral variations, we performed an XMM-Newton target-of-opportunity observation of SXP 1062 during X-ray outburst.
 Methods. Spectral and timing analysis of the XMM-Newton data was compared with previous studies, as well as complementary Swift/XRT monitoring and optical spectroscopy with the SALT telescope were obtained.
 Results. The spin period was measured to be P-s = (1071.01 +/- 0.16) s on 2012 Oct. 14. The X-ray spectrum is similar to that of previous observations. No convincing cyclotron absorption features, which could be indicative for a high magnetic field strength, are found. The high-resolution RGS spectra indicate the presence of emission lines, which may not completely be accounted for by the SNR emission. The comparison of multi-epoch optical spectra suggest an increasing size or density of the decretion disc around the Be star.
 Conclusions. SXP 1062 showed a net spin-down with an average of P-s = ( 2.27 +/- 0.44) s yr(-1) over a baseline of 915 days.
KW  - pulsars: individual: SXP1062
KW  - galaxies: individual: Small Magellanic Cloud
KW  - stars: emission-line, Be
KW  - stars: neutron
KW  - X-rays: binaries
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321755
SN  - 0004-6361
VL  - 556
IS  - 4
PB  - EDP Sciences
CY  - Les Ulis
ER  -