Parameter: mass_to_charge

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 mass_to_charge
Short Description:
 mass-to-charge ratio (m/z)
Official Name:
 mass_to_charge
No Data Value:
Description:
 

A variable in mass spectrometry analyses that represents the mass of the ion measured divided by its charge state; in the case of an ion with a +1 charge state, the mass_to_charge ratio is equivalent to the mass of the ion. (symbols: m/z, m/e)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
mass_to_charge
Supplied Units: 
Daltons (Da)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

mass-to-charge ratio (m/z). This is equivalent to the mass of a molecule since charge is 1