In a single-slit diffraction experiment, light of wavelength λ1 \lambda_1\,λ1 passes through a single slit of width w1 w_1\,w1 to project a diffraction pattern onto a screen at distance DDD. The width of the central maximum is measured to be WWW.
The apparatus is modified: the light source is replaced with one of wavelength λ2=1.25λ1\lambda_2 = 1.25\lambda_1λ2=1.25λ1, and the slit width is reduced to w2=0.50w1w_2 = 0.50w_1w2=0.50w1, while the screen distance D D\,D remains unchanged.
What is the new width of the central maximum on the screen, assuming the small-angle approximation holds?
0.40W0.40 W0.40W
0.625W0.625 W0.625W
1.6W1.6 W1.6W
2.5W2.5 W2.5W