Possible applications range from the dissipation of magnetic energy in fusion devices on Earth to the acceleration of high energy particles in solar explosions called solar flares (Animation 1 and Image 2). (sci.esa.int)
Cosmic rays — high energy particles from beyond the solar system — bombard Earth's upper atmosphere continually, in the process creating the unstable carbon - 14. (myintimcity.com)
When struck by high energy particles in the solar wind, an exoplanet's magnetic field may produce radio signals from auroras in the planet's atmosphere. (newscientist.com)