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The first observation of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS) in 2017 with a CsI[Na] detector at the Spallation Neutron Source reported results consistent with Standard Model expectations, motivating improved theoretical descriptions beyond the purely coherent regime.\n  In this work, we calculate neutral-current scattering cross sections for 127I and 133Cs within a unified analytical "},"claims":{"count":4,"items":[{"kind":"strongest_claim","text":"Inclusion of incoherent and axial contributions enhances the total cross section near Enu ~ 10 MeV, while the incoherent component becomes dominant around Enu ~ 50 MeV. 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