AiJsIract. The spectroscopic analysis of the emission from the plasma produced by irradiating a high T, superconducting GdBa z Cu)07 target with a high power Nd: Y AG laser beam shows the existence of the bands from dilTerent oxides in addition to the lines from neutrals and ions of the constituent elements. The spectral emissions by oxide species in laser-induced plasma show considerable time delays as compared to those from neutral and ionic species. Recombination processes taking place during the cooling of the hot plasma.rather than the plasma expansion velocities, have been found to be responsible for the observed time delays in this case. The decays of emission intensities from various species are found to be non-exponential.