dominantly Higgsino DM, which occurs around m$_{χ}$ = 500 GeV. FIG. 3: The max( σ p $_{SI}$, σ n $_{SI}$) vs. σ p SD cross sections in pb for the MSSM. The dots (in blue) and crosses (in red) correspond to | µ | < 500 GeV and | µ | > 500 GeV respectively. The horizontal (vertical) line refers to the projected sensitivity for the next generation of SI (SD) experiments. We have shaded the near-term probeable region. Note that we are neglecting the dependence of this sensitivity on the neutralino mass. We have not imposed the thermal relic density constraint – all points are taken to have ρ$_{DM}$ = 0 . 3 GeV / cm $^{3}$, regardless of thermal abundance. All sfermions have masses of O (2 TeV). If one takes the decoupling limit, there is a maximum value for σ$_{SD}$ = 3 × 10 − 8 pb. 18