Nitrogen-containing compounds， acting as nitrogen donors， directly influence the types of high nitrogen compounds formed under laser irradiation. To understand the impact of various nitrogen-containing compounds on the formation of high-nitrogen compounds， three representative compounds NaN₃， Si₃N₄ and P₃N₅ were ablated using a pulsed Nd： YAG laser in a nitrogen atmosphere. The plasma characteristics and the evolution of the transient intermediates generated by laser sputtering were investigated by transient spectrometer. The findings indicate that the laser ablation of NaN₃ yields the highest number of nitrogen atoms （NⅠ）， monovalent nitrogen ions （NⅡ）， and trivalent nitrogen ions （NⅢ）， with the longest duration of nitrogen plasma. The lifetimes of NⅠ， NⅡ， and NⅢ reached 39，400 ns， 39，400 ns， and 19，450 ns， respectively. Among the three nitrogen donors， the laser ablation of NaN₃ in a nitrogen atmosphere is most likely to result in the formation of high-nitrogen or all-nitrogen compounds.