Impact of shell model interactions on WIMP-nucleus scattering observables for silicon and germanium targets

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 368, 2026 9^th Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium (HIAS 2025)


Article Number		00004
Number of page(s)		6
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636800004
Published online		13 May 2026

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