A researcher is calibrating a double-slit interferometer for a high-precision optical sensor. In the initial configuration, a light source of wavelength λ \lambda\,λ passes through two slits separated by a distance sss, with a detector array placed at a distance D D\,D behind the slits. This setup produces an interference pattern with a fringe spacing of www.
Due to temperature variations and realignment:
What is the new fringe spacing w′ w'\,w′ at the detector array in terms of the original spacing www?
0.68w0.68w0.68w
0.75w0.75w0.75w
1.20w1.20w1.20w
1.73w1.73w1.73w