diff --git a/performance/scaling_circuits.py b/performance/generate_data_scaling_circuits.py
similarity index 69%
rename from performance/scaling_circuits.py
rename to performance/generate_data_scaling_circuits.py
index 5b4a807..88ce816 100644
--- a/performance/scaling_circuits.py
+++ b/performance/generate_data_scaling_circuits.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from collections import deque
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
+import json
 
 from pyqcs import State, H, X, S, CZ
 from pyqcs.graph.state import GraphState
@@ -35,13 +36,14 @@ def test_scaling_circuits(state_factory
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     nstart = 400
-    nstop = 1600
+    nstop = 800
     step = 50
-    ncircuits = 250
+    ncircuits = 50
     nqbits0 = 100
     nqbits1 = 50
+    seed = 0xdeadbeef
 
-    np.random.seed(0xdeadbeef)
+    np.random.seed(seed)
     results_graph0 = test_scaling_circuits(GraphState.new_zero_state
                                     , nstart
                                     , nstop
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                                     , nqbits0
                                     , ncircuits
                                     , repeat=10)
-    np.random.seed(0xdeadbeef)
+    np.random.seed(seed)
     results_graph1 = test_scaling_circuits(GraphState.new_zero_state
                                     , nstart
                                     , nstop
@@ -58,19 +60,21 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                                     , ncircuits
                                     , repeat=10)
 
-    h0 = plt.errorbar(results_graph0[:, 0], results_graph0[:, 2], results_graph0[:, 3]
-                    , label=f"Graphical Simulator $N_q={nqbits0}$ Qbits"
-                    , marker="^"
-                    , color="black")
-    h1 = plt.errorbar(results_graph1[:, 0], results_graph1[:, 2], results_graph1[:, 3]
-                    , label=f"Graphical Simulator $N_q={nqbits1}$ Qbits"
-                    , marker="o"
-                    , color="black")
+    np.savetxt("circuit_scaling_graph0.csv", results_graph0)
+    print("saved results0 to circuit_scaling_graph0.csv")
+    np.savetxt("circuit_scaling_graph1.csv", results_graph1)
+    print("saved results1 to circuit_scaling_graph1.csv")
 
-    plt.legend(handles=[h0, h1])
-    plt.xlabel("Number of gates in circuit")
-    plt.ylabel("Execution time per circuit [s]")
-    plt.title(f"Execution Time for random Circuits")
+    meta = {
+            "nstart": 400
+            , "nstop": 1800
+            , "step": 50
+            , "ncircuits": 50
+            , "nqbits0": 100
+            , "nqbits1": 50
+            , "seed": 0xdeadbeef}
+
+    with open("circuit_scaling_meta.json", "w") as fout:
+        json.dump(meta, fout)
+    print("saved meta to circuit_scaling_meta.json")
 
-    #plt.show()
-    plt.savefig("scaling_circuits.png", dpi=400)
diff --git a/performance/scaling_qbits.py b/performance/generate_data_scaling_qbits.py
similarity index 65%
rename from performance/scaling_qbits.py
rename to performance/generate_data_scaling_qbits.py
index c63c87e..3afd270 100644
--- a/performance/scaling_qbits.py
+++ b/performance/generate_data_scaling_qbits.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from collections import deque
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
+import json
 
 from pyqcs import State, H, X, S, CZ
 from pyqcs.graph.state import GraphState
@@ -31,18 +32,19 @@ def test_scaling_qbits(state_factory
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     nstart = 4
-    nstop = 19
-    ncircuits = 250
+    nstop = 16
+    ncircuits = 50
     ngates_per_qbit = 100
+    seed = 0xdeadbeef
 
-    np.random.seed(0xdeadbeef)
+    np.random.seed(seed)
     results_naive = test_scaling_qbits(State.new_zero_state
                                     , nstart
                                     , nstop
                                     , ngates_per_qbit
                                     , ncircuits
                                     , repeat=10)
-    np.random.seed(0xdeadbeef)
+    np.random.seed(seed)
     results_graph = test_scaling_qbits(GraphState.new_zero_state
                                     , nstart
                                     , nstop
@@ -50,19 +52,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                                     , ncircuits
                                     , repeat=10)
 
-    h0 = plt.errorbar(results_naive[:, 0], results_naive[:, 2], results_naive[:, 3]
-                    , label=f"Dense Vector Simulator $N_c={int(results_naive[:, 1][0])}$ circuits"
-                    , marker="o"
-                    , color="black")
-    h1 = plt.errorbar(results_graph[:, 0], results_graph[:, 2], results_graph[:, 3]
-                    , label=f"Graphical Simulator $N_c={int(results_graph[:, 1][0])}$ circuits"
-                    , marker="^"
-                    , color="black")
+    np.savetxt("qbit_scaling_naive.csv", results_naive)
+    print("saved naive results to qbit_scaling_naive.csv")
+    np.savetxt("qbit_scaling_graph.csv", results_graph)
+    print("saved graph results to qbit_scaling_graph.csv")
 
-    plt.legend(handles=[h0, h1])
-    plt.xlabel("Number of Qbits $N_q$")
-    plt.ylabel("Execution time per circuit [s]")
-    plt.title(f"Execution Time for ${ngates_per_qbit}\\times N_q$ Gates with random Circuits (rescaled)")
+    meta = {"nstart": nstart
+            , "nstop": nstop
+            , "ncircuits": ncircuits
+            , "ngates_per_qbit": ngates_per_qbit
+            , "seed": seed}
+
+    with open("qbit_scaling_meta.json", "w") as fout:
+        json.dump(meta, fout)
+    print("saved meta data to qbit_scaling_meta.json")
 
-    #plt.show()
-    plt.savefig("Figure_1.png", dpi=400)
diff --git a/performance/plot_scaling_circuits_linear.py b/performance/plot_scaling_circuits_linear.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b8005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance/plot_scaling_circuits_linear.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from collections import deque
+import matplotlib
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+import json
+
+matplotlib.rcParams.update({'errorbar.capsize': 2})
+
+results_graph0 = np.genfromtxt("circuit_scaling_graph0.csv")
+results_graph1 = np.genfromtxt("circuit_scaling_graph1.csv")
+with open("circuit_scaling_meta.json") as fin:
+    meta = json.load(fin)
+
+h0 = plt.errorbar(results_graph0[:, 0], results_graph0[:, 2], results_graph0[:, 3]
+                , label=f"Graphical Simulator $N_q={meta['nqbits0']}$ Qbits"
+                , marker="^"
+                , color="black")
+h1 = plt.errorbar(results_graph1[:, 0], results_graph1[:, 2], results_graph1[:, 3]
+                , label=f"Graphical Simulator $N_q={meta['nqbits1']}$ Qbits"
+                , marker="o"
+                , color="black")
+
+plt.legend(handles=[h0, h1])
+plt.xlabel("Number of gates in circuit")
+plt.ylabel("Execution time per circuit [s]")
+plt.title(f"Execution Time for random Circuits")
+
+plt.show()
+#plt.savefig("scaling_circuits_linear.png", dpi=400)
diff --git a/performance/plot_scaling_qbits_linear.py b/performance/plot_scaling_qbits_linear.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e051a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance/plot_scaling_qbits_linear.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib
+import numpy as np
+import json
+
+matplotlib.rcParams.update({'errorbar.capsize': 2})
+
+results_naive = np.genfromtxt("qbit_scaling_naive.csv")
+results_graph = np.genfromtxt("qbit_scaling_graph.csv")
+with open("qbit_scaling_meta.json") as fin:
+    meta = json.load(fin)
+
+
+h0 = plt.errorbar(results_naive[:, 0], results_naive[:, 2], results_naive[:, 3]
+                , label=f"Dense Vector Simulator $N_c={int(results_naive[:, 1][0])}$ circuits"
+                , marker="o"
+                , color="black")
+h1 = plt.errorbar(results_graph[:, 0], results_graph[:, 2], results_graph[:, 3]
+                , label=f"Graphical Simulator $N_c={int(results_graph[:, 1][0])}$ circuits"
+                , marker="^"
+                , color="black")
+
+plt.legend(handles=[h0, h1])
+plt.xlabel("Number of Qbits $N_q$")
+plt.ylabel("Execution time per circuit [s]")
+plt.title(f"Execution Time for ${meta['ngates_per_qbit']}\\times N_q$ Gates with random Circuits (rescaled)")
+
+plt.show()
+#plt.savefig("scaling_qbits_linear.png", dpi=400)
diff --git a/performance/plot_scaling_qbits_log.py b/performance/plot_scaling_qbits_log.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bffa45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance/plot_scaling_qbits_log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib
+import numpy as np
+import json
+
+matplotlib.rcParams.update({'errorbar.capsize': 2})
+
+results_naive = np.genfromtxt("qbit_scaling_naive.csv")
+results_graph = np.genfromtxt("qbit_scaling_graph.csv")
+with open("qbit_scaling_meta.json") as fin:
+    meta = json.load(fin)
+
+
+h0 = plt.errorbar(results_naive[:, 0], results_naive[:, 2], results_naive[:, 3]
+                , label=f"Dense Vector Simulator $N_c={int(results_naive[:, 1][0])}$ circuits"
+                , marker="o"
+                , color="black")
+h1 = plt.errorbar(results_graph[:, 0], results_graph[:, 2], results_graph[:, 3]
+                , label=f"Graphical Simulator $N_c={int(results_graph[:, 1][0])}$ circuits"
+                , marker="^"
+                , color="black")
+
+plt.yscale("log")
+plt.legend(handles=[h0, h1])
+plt.xlabel("Number of Qbits $N_q$")
+plt.ylabel("Execution time per circuit [s]")
+plt.title(f"Execution Time for ${meta['ngates_per_qbit']}\\times N_q$ Gates with random Circuits (rescaled)")
+
+plt.show()
+#plt.savefig("scaling_qbits_log.png", dpi=400)
+
diff --git a/performance/scaling_circuits.png b/performance/scaling_circuits.png
index dfbe67f..7e4938b 100644
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