  Large-scale shell-model calculations for the even-even Cadmium isotopes 98 Cd
- 108 Cd have been performed with the ANTOINE code in the {\pi}(2p 1/2 ; 1g 9/2
) {\nu}(2d 5/2 ; 3s 1/2 ; 2d 3/2 ; 1g 7/2 ; 1h 11/2 ) model space without
further truncation. Known experimental energy levels and B(E2) values could be
well reproduced. Taking these calculations as a starting ground we analyze the
deformation parameters predicted for the Cd isotopes as a function of neutron
number N and spin J using the methods of model independent invariants
introduced by K. Kumar and D. Cline.
