The enigma of the magnetic pulsar SXP1062: a new look with XMM-Newton

SXP 1062 is an exceptional case of a young neutron star with known age in awindfed HMXB. A unique combination of measured spin period, its derivative,luminosity and young age makes this source a key probe for the physics ofaccretion and neutron star evolution. All current accretion scenarios encountermajor difficulties explaining the spindown rate of this accretionpoweredpulsar. This study will allow us to construct a spin periodluminosity relationas a powerful tool for distinguishing between different accretion and evolutionscenarios. The XMMNewton observations of SXP 1062 will thus shed new light onthe physics of accreting neutron stars. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]