Easy Question, Nuclear Nomenclature

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What does ^{3}H(d,n)^{4}He mean? I assume it means Helium goes to tritium or is it the other way around?


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It's another way to write:

^{3}H\,+\,^{2}H\,\longrightarrow\,^{4}He\,+\,^{1}n

with ^{2}H\equiv\,D being the symbol for Deuterium.
 
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