  Large composite dark matter states source a scalar binding field that, when
coupled to Standard Model nucleons, provides a potential under which nuclei
recoil and accelerate to energies capable of ionization, radiation, and
thermonuclear reactions. We show that these dynamics are detectable for nucleon
couplings as small as $g_n \sim 10^{-17}$ at dark matter experiments, where the
greatest sensitivity is attained by considering the Migdal effect. We also
explore Type-Ia supernovae and planetary heating as possible means to discover
this type of dark matter.
