  The event detection rates for the WIMP (a dark matter candidate) are
calculated with $^{73}$Ge as the detector. The calculations are performed
within the deformed shell model (DSM) based on Hartree-Fock states. First the
energy levels and magnetic moment for the ground state and two low lying
positive parity states for this nucleus are calculated and compared with
experiment. The agreement is quite satisfactory. Then the nuclear wave
functions are used to investigate the elastic and inelastic scattering of WIMP
from $^{73}$Ge. The nuclear structure factors which are independent of
supersymmetric model are also calculated as a function of WIMP mass. The event
rates are calculated for a given set of SUSY parameters. The calculation shows
that $^{73}$Ge is a good detector for detecting dark matter.
