High-resolution study of 0{sup +} states in {sup 170}Yb

Recently, 0{sup +} excitations, especially in the rare-earth region, were studied extensively. We extend this work by studying the excited 0{sup +} states in {sup 170}Yb using the {sup 172}Yb(p,t){sup 170}Yb reaction. Eighteen excited 0{sup +} states, 14 of which are new, are observed up to an energy of 3.5 MeV. The results are analyzed using the sd and spdf interacting boson models.