Comparison of the Detection Paradigms of Axion and WIMPs

Contemporarily, as a popular topic for a long time, dark matter has been widely discussed. There are different dark matters candidates proposed by scholars which are likely to exist in the universe. This paper discussed about the detection schemes of two different types of dark matters, i.e., axion and WIMPs. The different detection methods are based on different properties of the dark matters. Their differences in mass, electricity, interaction between other particles or other various natures contribute to different detection methods. For WIMPs, direct detection, indirect detection, accelerator searches, bark stars and high energy solar neutrinos are proper methods. Regarding to axion, all different experiments held to detect axion almost based on the same idea, which is axion can transform into photons and vice versa in strong electromagnetic field. Testing the dark matters through various ways can have a more credible result. Moreover, this study summarizes the detection methods for each dark matter, and try to figure out the inherit reasons behind it. Overall, these results shed light on guiding further exploration of the detection of dark matters.