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As I understand, Dalton (Da) is the standard way for representing mass unit. As for m/z$m/z$, which is a specific notation for mass spectrometry, quoting for wikipedia:

This notation eases data interpretation since it is numerically more related to the unified atomic mass unit

Considering this, could I say that the m$m$ in m/z$m/z$ is a Da$\mathrm{Da}$ unity? If so, given an m/z$m/z$ value, can I retrieve the original mass of the atomic mass by multiplying it by the ions charge, if I have that information?

I ask this because I have a spectrum analysis file with m/z$m/z$ in the x$x$ axis and I'm asked to compare masses in Da$\mathrm{Da}$.

As I understand, Dalton (Da) is the standard way for representing mass unit. As for m/z, which is a specific notation for mass spectrometry, quoting for wikipedia:

This notation eases data interpretation since it is numerically more related to the unified atomic mass unit

Considering this, could I say that the m in m/z is a Da unity? If so, given an m/z value, can I retrieve the original mass of the atomic mass by multiplying it by the ions charge, if I have that information?

I ask this because I have a spectrum analysis file with m/z in the x axis and I'm asked to compare masses in Da

As I understand, Dalton (Da) is the standard way for representing mass unit. As for $m/z$, which is a specific notation for mass spectrometry, quoting for wikipedia:

This notation eases data interpretation since it is numerically more related to the unified atomic mass unit

Considering this, could I say that the $m$ in $m/z$ is a $\mathrm{Da}$ unity? If so, given an $m/z$ value, can I retrieve the original mass of the atomic mass by multiplying it by the ions charge, if I have that information?

I ask this because I have a spectrum analysis file with $m/z$ in the $x$ axis and I'm asked to compare masses in $\mathrm{Da}$.

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How to retrieve Dalton value from m/z value?

As I understand, Dalton (Da) is the standard way for representing mass unit. As for m/z, which is a specific notation for mass spectrometry, quoting for wikipedia:

This notation eases data interpretation since it is numerically more related to the unified atomic mass unit

Considering this, could I say that the m in m/z is a Da unity? If so, given an m/z value, can I retrieve the original mass of the atomic mass by multiplying it by the ions charge, if I have that information?

I ask this because I have a spectrum analysis file with m/z in the x axis and I'm asked to compare masses in Da