Does Compton scattering favor forward angles at high intensity or high photon energy?

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In the Compton effect, would the spray of Compton electrons be more forward scattered than backward if the impinging photons have: hi intensity or would they carry more than 50kev energy?
 
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It's a complicated formula called the Klein-Nishina formula.
 
pam said:
It's a complicated formula called the Klein-Nishina formula.

For the whole solid angle, yes.