Magetsi a neon amachokera ku mawu achingerezi akuti "neon light." Liwu loti "neon" kwenikweni limamasuliridwa kuti "neon," ndipo lakhala liwu lodziwika bwino.
Kukula kwa magetsi a neon kungayambitsidwe ndi kafukufuku wa katswiri wa sayansi ya zakuthambo waku Britain Michael Faraday pa kutulutsa mpweya. Mphamvu yamagetsi ikadutsa mugasi wokhala ndi ma ion angapo abwino komanso oyipa, imakhudzidwa ndi kuwala kwa ultraviolet, kuwala kwa cosmic, komanso kuchuluka kwa zinthu zotulutsa ma radio. Pansi pa mphamvu yokwanira yogwiritsira ntchito mphamvu, mphamvuyi imayenda ndikuwombana ndi ma molekyulu osalowerera ndale, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti ma molekyulu osalowerera ndale apangike ionize, motero kuchulukitsa ma ion. Kudutsa kwapano kudzera mu gasi kumatsagana ndi chodabwitsa chotuluka, chomwe chimatchedwanso luminescence. Mtundu wa kuwala umasiyanasiyana malinga ndi mpweya. Lingaliro la Faraday ndi zoyeserera zoyeserera zidayala maziko olimba aukadaulo waukadaulo wa neon.
