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Fine metal particles were produced by single laser irradiation of several organometallic compounds. Two key points of this reaction were elucidated from the investigations of reaction conditions. One is the formation of high density active species and the second is the chain propagation of thermal decomposition. The former is affected by laser fluence and irradiation wavelength and the latter is affected by the concentration and property of organometallic compounds Foreign gases added to organometallic compounds also affect the propagation. Fine particles thus formed were spherical and 0.3μm diameter.