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 （N Ⅰ）， monovalent nitrogen ions （N Ⅱ）， and trivalent nitrogen ions （N Ⅲ）， with the longest duration of nitrogen plasma. The lifetimes of N Ⅰ， N Ⅱ， and N Ⅲ 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.