  We estimate the event rate for excitation of atomic transition by
photino-like dark matter. For excitations of several eV, this event rate can
exceed naive cross-section by many orders of magnitude. Although the event rate
for these atomic excitation is smaller than that of nuclear recoil off of
non-zero spin nuclei, the photons emitted by the deexcitation are easier to
detect than low-energy nuclear recoils. For many elements, there are several
low-lying states with comparable excitation rates, thus, spectral ratios could
be used to distinguish signal from background.
